Comments on: Don’t quit your day job http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job A behind-the-scenes look at selling dropsend.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Gillian Carson http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-119 Mon, 15 May 2006 08:43:21 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-119 "If you launch your web app and it lasts, you’re in good shape." It's certainly a good sign if your web app has longevity. However, it's very important to keep an eye on that cash flow. It's very easy to see the money coming in and ignore the fact that you're actually spending more money than you earn. Or the 'leaky bucket syndrome' as Jason Fried put it. “If you launch your web app and it lasts, you’re in good shape.”

It’s certainly a good sign if your web app has longevity. However, it’s very important to keep an eye on that cash flow. It’s very easy to see the money coming in and ignore the fact that you’re actually spending more money than you earn. Or the ‘leaky bucket syndrome’ as Jason Fried put it.

]]> by: Khoa http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-99 Sat, 13 May 2006 04:10:05 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-99 You speak the truth young sky walker. I find it amazing how when you focus on a web application or web project, something always comes up and throws a monkey wrench in your whole program (literally). However, I'm starting to learn that you must guard your time and continually manage your time well, meaning waking up at ridiculous times in the mornings! :) You speak the truth young sky walker. I find it amazing how when you focus on a web application or web project, something always comes up and throws a monkey wrench in your whole program (literally). However, I’m starting to learn that you must guard your time and continually manage your time well, meaning waking up at ridiculous times in the mornings! :)

]]> by: Nick http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-96 Sat, 13 May 2006 00:04:25 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-96 From what I've seen it seem that time is the ultimate equalizer in the realm of the internet. If you launch your web app and it lasts, you're in good shape. However, to get to that point you have to spend all your time developing it and making sure it's great and so on and so forth. You have to make money to make money, right? From what I’ve seen it seem that time is the ultimate equalizer in the realm of the internet. If you launch your web app and it lasts, you’re in good shape. However, to get to that point you have to spend all your time developing it and making sure it’s great and so on and so forth. You have to make money to make money, right?

]]> by: Marius http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-94 Fri, 12 May 2006 23:36:47 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-94 It is really good to have those kind of insights - some of us are exactly at the point of considering whether it is worth to quit the current day job and start "the one" web app. But one has to be realistic as well. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of time for the web app to be able to pay the bills.. It is really good to have those kind of insights - some of us are exactly at the point of considering whether it is worth to quit the current day job and start “the one” web app.
But one has to be realistic as well.
Unfortunately, it takes a lot of time for the web app to be able to pay the bills..

]]> by: ian http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-88 Fri, 12 May 2006 14:19:13 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-88 Don't forget to mention the most obvious reason... Your web application may be a flop! Don’t forget to mention the most obvious reason…

Your web application may be a flop!

]]> by: Brandon http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-85 Fri, 12 May 2006 13:06:04 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/the-timeframe/dont-quit-your-day-job#comment-85 I'm going through this same thing with some web apps we're working on. I'm looking so forward to getting out of the consulting business but until we can sustain ourselves on web apps (which aren't even launched yet) I've got to set priorities and put the web apps on hold to make the clients happy. It's a little discouraging sometimes because I feel like there is just not enough time to do it all. I feel like if we keep putting off this or that we'll never get finished. But the bills have to be paid. Which reminds me, I need to go make some money now. I’m going through this same thing with some web apps we’re working on. I’m looking so forward to getting out of the consulting business but until we can sustain ourselves on web apps (which aren’t even launched yet) I’ve got to set priorities and put the web apps on hold to make the clients happy.

It’s a little discouraging sometimes because I feel like there is just not enough time to do it all. I feel like if we keep putting off this or that we’ll never get finished.

But the bills have to be paid. Which reminds me, I need to go make some money now.

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