Re:Ask YC: prove commitment within two months?
by ScottWhigham on Friday July 18, 2008 @09:30AM
(#249704)
be like MC Hammer: "Break it down!" You have to take things in small chunks for two reasons:
* You can't do it all with a few days of coding
* You need little wins along to way to keep the wind in your sails.
For a website-based project, you want to put pen to paper and come up with a plan for "What Has to Happen For Me to Make My First Sale":
* Demo
* Website
* Marketing
* Processes in place post-sale
Those are easy - so focus on coming up w/ a plan of action and timeline/budget for implementing those. It's amazing just how much the planning process gets you starting to feel energized and, "I'm actually doing it!"
* You can't do it all with a few days of coding * You need little wins along to way to keep the wind in your sails.
For a website-based project, you want to put pen to paper and come up with a plan for "What Has to Happen For Me to Make My First Sale":
* Demo
* Website
* Marketing
* Processes in place post-sale
Those are easy - so focus on coming up w/ a plan of action and timeline/budget for implementing those. It's amazing just how much the planning process gets you starting to feel energized and, "I'm actually doing it!"
Good luck :)