HACKER Q&A
📣 samcgraw

Do you struggle to complete a side project?


In my experience, shipping a side project (especially as a solo founder / developer) is wrought with countless hurdles, not the least of which is the union of technical implementation with proper design.

In other words: I've had a hard time making a site / app "look good", rather than making a site / app "work". Like a JS-powered SPA without any CSS: it technically "works", but doesn't have a UX to match.

I'm wondering if this is a felt need across the bootstrapping dev community, or if there are other hurdles that folks run into that are greater hindrances to "complete" (i.e. deploying something on the internet in between MVP or medium-fidelity based on an original idea)?

  👤 mips_avatar Accepted Answer ✓
It's really hard. In college I worked on an engineering team that competed in a robotics competition. I realize that the camaraderie and shared mission gave me tremendous energy. Working on my own stuff now, when I am frustrated their is nobody to commiserate and nobody who cares if I fail/succeed other than myself. It's a different world and I haven't figured it out yet.