

Ask HN: Weekend project got a lot of press, stupid not to put more work in? - atox

I recently created a Facebook app that allows you to separate the comments from your family and friends. This was a typical sunday evening project for me and it is in a very rough form right now.<p>The app got immediately picked up by The Huffington Post, Yahoo and lots of other news sites.<p>Is it stupid that I don&#x27;t wan&#x27;t to allocate time (that I&#x27;m currently spending on my main project) for fine-tuning and marketing this, apparently very wanted, app?<p>List with articles about the app: http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mindloop.be&#x2F;portfolio&#x2F;items&#x2F;facebook-familymatters-application&#x2F;<p>URL of the app: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apps.facebook.com&#x2F;familymattersprivacy&#x2F;
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onion2k
No, it's not stupid. Fame, popularity, money, building something that people
want don't _have_ to be driving forces in your life, and if you want to do
other things that's perfectly fine. Ultimately, you need to do the things that
make you fulfilled. Only you know what that would be.

Just don't be a dick about it if someone else builds it. You only own the
execution, not the idea. Not suggesting that you would be, of course, but
people have done in the past.

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xauronx
That seems like something that you could easily get someone else to finish as
a portfolio project and split the profits(?) on. Hell, a few years ago I would
have felt LUCKY if you asked me to help with it. It would seem silly to not
pursue it a little further.

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atox
That's a great idea that I didn't think about. Thanks for your help.

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Pr0ducer
The answer depends on what your main project is. But getting free press from
HuffPo, Yahoo, etc., is an opportunity few will ever have, so if the main
project isn't something amazing or highly lucrative, I'd say it's time to
pivot.

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atox
The main project doesn't have a finished MVP yet, so hard to tell if it'll be
lucrative or not.

It's a tool that helps affiliate marketeers better target their visitors, so I
guess I'll have to start thinking about B2C vs B2B.

