Ask HN: Weekend project got a lot of press, stupid not to put more work in?

1 pointsatox12y ago5 comments

I recently created a Facebook app that allows you to separate the comments from your family and friends. This was a typical sunday evening project for me and it is in a very rough form right now.

The app got immediately picked up by The Huffington Post, Yahoo and lots of other news sites.

Is it stupid that I don't wan't to allocate time (that I'm currently spending on my main project) for fine-tuning and marketing this, apparently very wanted, app?

List with articles about the app: http://mindloop.be/portfolio/items/facebook-familymatters-application/

URL of the app: https://apps.facebook.com/familymattersprivacy/

5 comments

onion2k12y ago

No, it's not stupid. Fame, popularity, money, building something that people want don't have to be driving forces in your life, and if you want to do other things that's perfectly fine. Ultimately, you need to do the things that make you fulfilled. Only you know what that would be.

Just don't be a dick about it if someone else builds it. You only own the execution, not the idea. Not suggesting that you would be, of course, but people have done in the past.

xauronx12y ago

That seems like something that you could easily get someone else to finish as a portfolio project and split the profits(?) on. Hell, a few years ago I would have felt LUCKY if you asked me to help with it. It would seem silly to not pursue it a little further.

atoxOP12y ago

That's a great idea that I didn't think about. Thanks for your help.

Pr0ducer12y ago

The answer depends on what your main project is. But getting free press from HuffPo, Yahoo, etc., is an opportunity few will ever have, so if the main project isn't something amazing or highly lucrative, I'd say it's time to pivot.

atoxOP12y ago

The main project doesn't have a finished MVP yet, so hard to tell if it'll be lucrative or not.

It's a tool that helps affiliate marketeers better target their visitors, so I guess I'll have to start thinking about B2C vs B2B.

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Ask HN: Weekend project got a lot of press, stupid not to put more work in?

1 pointsatox12y ago5 comments

I recently created a Facebook app that allows you to separate the comments from your family and friends. This was a typical sunday evening project for me and it is in a very rough form right now.

The app got immediately picked up by The Huffington Post, Yahoo and lots of other news sites.

Is it stupid that I don't wan't to allocate time (that I'm currently spending on my main project) for fine-tuning and marketing this, apparently very wanted, app?

List with articles about the app: http://mindloop.be/portfolio/items/facebook-familymatters-application/

URL of the app: https://apps.facebook.com/familymattersprivacy/

5 comments

onion2k12y ago

Just don't be a dick about it if someone else builds it. You only own the execution, not the idea. Not suggesting that you would be, of course, but people have done in the past.

xauronx12y ago

atoxOP12y ago

That's a great idea that I didn't think about. Thanks for your help.

Pr0ducer12y ago

atoxOP12y ago

The main project doesn't have a finished MVP yet, so hard to tell if it'll be lucrative or not.

It's a tool that helps affiliate marketeers better target their visitors, so I guess I'll have to start thinking about B2C vs B2B.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse