What Stopped You from Launching a Bootstrapped Product in 2015

by shk88on 12/31/2015, 12:50:39 PM with 15 comments
  • by taphangumon 12/31/2015, 3:33:40 PM

    Stop looking for productivity 'techniques' that others have found to work for them and just do the best thing I can think of now to get something done.

    Momentum tends to work better than any one 'technique'.

  • by velox_ioon 12/31/2015, 4:05:44 PM

    I didn't feel the user interface was ready. Also, as the system is a database at heart it has to be absolutely rock solid.

    Planning to launch on the 5th of Feb, which is the date (4 years) since I wrecked my knee and started working on this project to keep my mind busy. See https://velox.io

  • by CryoLogicon 12/31/2015, 6:46:46 PM

    Launched earlier this year with a $500 budget, now making ~1.2k revenue per month trying to grow it further. Still need to get a job though, $200/mo is not much fun for food in Seattle.

  • by nevi-meon 1/1/2016, 2:04:54 PM

    Too many hours devoted to employer. I already have something bootstrapped active (movinggauteng.co.za), but stagnating a bit. Wanted to launch a small December idea to take my mind off my 2 jobs. This year I'm aiming to work no more than 48 hours a week for employer, start making money on bootstrapped product, and enjoy my life more.

  • by sgsloon 1/1/2016, 10:18:23 PM

    I didn't launch sooner as I was focused on too many projects. Finally buckled it down and drove my project to completion. Official launch will occur in a week or two: http://rallycoding.com/

  • by edoceoon 12/31/2015, 6:19:28 PM

    Nothing! Launched and now have profit! Going Lean and doing customer dev before product dev was a huge factor for success.

  • by tmalyon 12/31/2015, 3:55:55 PM

    Nothing, I launched, but I need to refine it and make it look better: bestfoodnearme.com

  • by tedmistonon 12/31/2015, 9:24:25 PM

    Concern about if what I built was too specific to me and if others would even use it.

  • by godzillabrennuson 12/31/2015, 3:32:54 PM

    Nothing. It launched. Then the co-founder quit and took it down.

    It's coming back soon though.

  • by iendson 12/31/2015, 5:08:12 PM

    I have no idea what to build.

  • by AznHisokaon 12/31/2015, 10:41:18 PM

    I was consumed with a product I launched in 2014 :)

  • by collywon 12/31/2015, 5:01:48 PM

    I was too lazy / busy to finish it.

  • by davelnewtonon 12/31/2015, 2:37:48 PM

    Launch.

  • by sealthedealon 12/31/2015, 4:24:19 PM

    Nothing stopped me, I was trying to build it out. 2016 will be my year to get beta users and really get things going. You can check it out at http://localhost:3000 ;)

  • by phlandison 1/1/2016, 3:27:59 PM

    Took over a year to find the right direction and didn't start building the product until the end of August. This stuff takes a lot of time. When I was young I never understood the unhygienic programmer stereotype. Now I have become its embodiment.