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www dot softwarebyrob dot com/2011/08/24/lessons-learned-from-a-software-developers-first-attempt-at-launching-a-startup

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Conclusion
While the financial goals of MicroMaximus were not realized, the launch did succeed in providing me valuable experience, lessons that I believe will allow me to succeed in the future. I learned the importance of building strong relationships: personal, professional, online/offline, and customer relationships.

With this network in place, there are resources for mentorship, product feedback and motivation, all of which will keep you focused and on a better track to success. Even as a solo-founder I depend on other people to help me create a successful product.

Launching a startup is risky — being the first to create a niche product is a huge risk. In the future I intend to focus on mitigating that risk by allowing other businesses with capital to validate that a market exists for my software. Knowing who your competitors are will enable me to build off their success and further reduce my risk.

It is rare to hit a home run with your first product, and the greatest lesson I’ve taken away from MicroMaximus is to learn from the mistakes I made, and make another attempt at launching a startup.
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Learn something, I'm sure most of us out there want to reach the needs of the people, but what if we think we know what's best for the people, and they are just to dumb or scared to change their ways.
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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— User MitchC
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— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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