Just the beginning
Its been one helluva ride! 3 months in the making; juggling a full time job, squeezing every minute I had, sleeping late at night, working in the metro, while taking a bath, when driving to work, on weekends and holidays.
Was it worth it? I learned more in 3 months than I did the previous year. I learned javascript; just a few months back I was incapable of writing a click event if my life depended on it. I learned to design, code and launch a web application; all of which I had done before but never at this scale. I learned how the paypal payment data transfer works; a mountain of pain for a frontend developer. I gained a working knowledge of php and mysql. I learned how not to price an app. During all this I had the support of some very talented developers, I owe them a hug.
Was it a success? I called it a success the day I learned javascript, something I had been trying to learn for a very long time. It was also a success when users told me how much they loved it. I almost fell of my chair when I got my first customer.
Where now? This is just the beginning. Its going to be tough and I have some sleepless nights ahead of me. I look forward to them. They give me joy.
Let me ask you this – are you stalling on your dreams? Afraid of sleepless nights? When you get that unexpected email in your inbox humbly informing you – ”payment received”, it will all make sense.
I know many designers, developers and thinkers who never advance from sketching their idea in their moleskin notebook. Want my advice? get to work! If anything, you might just learn a new language.
The application I launched is FormBakery - the simplest way to make a web form.
