Re:My First Year in the App Store
by andrewljohnson on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @02:24PM
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When to give up is certainly one of the most interesting questions in start-up land, and side projects are certainly easier to give up on than businesses that involve other people.
Maybe it's the persistence of business that makes so much invention come from commerce. People in their garage get bored, people at work get paid to keep trying.
Most people do over think. But it really depends on your goals. If you're only looking for a small side income there's no reason to try something 100% new.
Sticking it out too long on these small projects can be dangerous though. We probably agree here more than not, but the trick is knowing when to drop something. If it's not selling and there's nothing fatally wrong with it, I say stop and move on.
Just my two cents though.