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in #hive3 years ago

Hey friends,

long time no talk. Just wanted to give a quick update on what I've been up to.

As you might know, I've been talking here and there the past months about a project that I've been working on (going on 2 years). And I've actually been meaning to launch it for quite a while now.

"If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late."

But, as fate has it, things take far more time due to different reasons.

Truth is that it gets pretty frustrating at times, since I'm a person who wants to get stuff done fast, so patience has never been something coming easily to me.

But, due to even more reasons, life wanted me to learn to be patient and esp. in regards to the project, I think it's actually a really positive thing.

"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

For months, I've been constantly re-evaluating what I've built, what my vision is and whether I'm cluttering it with non-sense features.

Trust me, I'm for sure looking forward to the day when I can finally get some hands-on reviews from my Hive community, but until then, I'll use the conceptional stage I'm in right now.

With this said...
Hive on!

Wolf

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I encourage you to keep dreaming about what you want, now that you've added patience to personality, things should turn out much better. Luck!

Your thinking is the door to success.

We will be waiting to see some exciting updates.

Das hilfreiche dritte Auge wächst dir, sobald du live bist. Erst dann bekommst du den Blick aus der Vogelperspektive. Vom zusätzlichen Motivationsschub mal abgesehen.

You never know if an idea is good before you put it out in the world. Launching quickly is good because it allows you to gather feedback and iterate/improve/pivot a lot faster.

I encourage you to just do it!

Appreciate the feedback. I have a few eyes giving me feedback and that's enough for now. I don't think Steve Jobs would have just released the iPhone if it weren't (in his eyes) ready yet.

On top of that, there are things like database layouts that can be easily changed in dev mode, but once it's in production and has real data, it's getting much more difficult and troublesome to make major changes.

If core functions work, I would start a closed alpha/ or release it. You can always add things and perfection is always impossible :)

Also, randoms on the Internet find always every bug/exploit possible, if it doesn't deal with tons of money, it can be fixed afterward:D

Take your time, and tell me in numbers from 1 to 10 how cool it would be. 10 is hot shit :)

please 10 ( because I like cool things)

To be clear, the decision not to release it, wasn't because I didn't think it was ready or that I didn't want to, but because there were reasons that required me to postpone it.

Though in hindsight I think it could also be seen as a good thing that it's not yet live, as core functions changed heavily in the past few months/weeks and the USP got clearer. Not to mention that one can always spend more time cleaning up code, writing tests, etc. :D

In terms of coolness: Maybe a strong 8? I guess what I can say is that it's a Social Media Plattform, and AFAIk there is no other app on Hive nor outside that takes a similar angle to the Social Media experience than what I've been working on.

My vision is to create a similarly dramatic shift to Social Media as the iPhone did to smartphones by removing the keyboard and adding a touchscreen; while all other phone companies only thought about how to "improve/customize" the keyboard.

Whether I can achieve that is yet to be seen ofc, but that's at least the goal. :)

Can't wait to see it.

My vision is to create a similarly dramatic shift to Social Media as the iPhone did to smartphones by removing the keyboard and adding a touchscreen; while all other phone companies only thought about how to "improve/customize" the keyboard.

No idea what I should imagine :D I would think something like " brings things together".

Again, cant wait to see it :D

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We are all keen to see what you come up with.

I wish you all the best and successful life @therealwolf .

Wolf!

They say always follow your dream and it could be a success.

What's your project about? Give us a hint :)

Your post is reblogged and upvoted by me. It is a good post. Thank you @therealwolf

Wonderful work and can't wait to see what you release. Looking forward to it.

looking forward to it

Looking forward to finding out what it is.

At some point you have to pull the trigger. Nothing is ever going to be perfect what's important is after it's released to the world if you own up to mistakes and correct them asap or add in new features asap. These are the core values that make or break any company, site or person.

Appreciate the answer. Though it was never about me not wanting to "pull the trigger"; trust me: I was ready. But sometimes things take longer - for whatever reason. And the point I was trying to make was that through all this, the extra time allowed for much deeper development than initially planned. :)

“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late.“
That’s profound man!

I’m in the same boat with an app I’m having developed, Thank God I am not that tech savvy otherwise I would stay up for days critiquing thanks. I can only imagine what it’s like.
Keep up the good work man

Dont be afraid to launch! Just go at it, whats the worst thing that can happen?:)

It may seem like your patience is running out faster. You may even feel frustrated more quickly