Tue 17 Jun 2008
I previously posted that I am currently busy with a startup and hope to get my first product out in beta before the end of June.
I have decided on a very different approach to a startup. Most startups build a product and take it to market with the hope of making it big. I have decided to build multiple projects and take all to market. I have decided to be the incubator of my own startups and see where it takes me.
It seems a bit crazy to take that approach as most would say that having just one product is hard enough to sell, but I think that if you carry only one egg in a basket and you drop it then you start all over again. I prefer the many eggs , many baskets approach. In the short term it may be more to carry but I think that when you reach the destination it will be worth it as there is always the possibility that even if you drop one of the baskets you still reach the end destination with something.
I would like people to comment on this approach as the feedback would be excellent.
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July 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Hi Kivan,
I like your ‘egg approach’ and i will take it as an advise.. in some profile i wrote about myself..
“Full of ideas. But all too different to combine in one project.. Inspiration, communication, innovation, public relations, social communities, merchandizing and ambition.. Main question.. What to do first?”
Following your advise means that i don’t need to choose but just start all.. And in a way i am already. But there needs to be some focus too. There is some dutch saying that says ‘better do one thing good, than many things only half’. Thats true as well..
And.. some off my ideas need investments in hard cash, money that i don’t have. So a good start would also be starting with a project that doesn’t cost to much effort but will lead to means that you can reinvest in the other ideas.
grtz, menno
July 5th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
The reason I have decided to do this is that within the web space there is so much competition and changing markets that I don’t want to put my soul into one product just to see it become someone elses feature. Many a startup has ended that way. Also I think that if you have the right strategic plan then you can drop 10 web apps on the market and grow each one.
I beleive in the dutch say as it is true, so I am focusing on web technologies and products. That is one thing.
I would suggest you start with the least financial intensive project and move on from there.
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:13 am
Jessie…
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