If execution is everything Editorially had a pretty stellar group of folks with proven track records executing, and are still shutting the doors because of a lack of paying customers. Execution is important, but so is the market for a product.

A one-person shop obviously has fewer bills to pay, but also a much shallower pool of talent (no matter how talented the one person is) to pull from for executing.

Keep HN updated on your progress. It’s an interesting case study of two approaches.