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An Idea Guy's Dream Come True

I’m an idea guy. I come up with ideas for things way faster than I can implement and build them. It’s not that I can’t implement, it’s that the time from idea to full implementation has been stymied by my inability to efficiently code. So, I rely on super smart people to help implement my visions. Fortunately I’ve been lucky to find smart, smart people to work with and we’ve build some amazing things.

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https://medium.com/swlh/an-idea-guys-dream-come-true-6e46e42e01a5

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    nope, I don't buy this. these one hour apps are not remotely functional. there is nothing "curated" in your music app it would be just a bigger noise among the noise.

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      It's not meant to scale. it's an idea, a prototype, an Minimal MVP. Throw it out there, see if it generates any interest and if so, evaluate options to build to scale. If so then you still need sales, marketing and distribution. The likelihood that ANY app actually makes money is super low unless you put a lot of money behind it to build awareness and distribution. Sure, you could get real lucky and the thing goes viral, but that's a 1 in a multimillion. But thanks for reading! Cheers.

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