| It sounds more like a problem with your family and THEIR expectations than with yourself. If you're able to make a product, you'll be ahead of 99% of people. Don't be afraid to put yourself and your product out there. If you wait until you're not embarrassed, you've waited too much :) . If you're solving people's problems, they won't mind if your product is not polished. Really. Also, you'll learn A LOT from building your product, and especially from working with customers and feedback. If it fails, you have learned some VERY valuable skills. I use what I learned building my side project a lot more than what I "learned" at my former day job. To be fair, my own project is languishing (because I have a day job). I'd say go for it :) . Look for support groups, I used to go to a coworking space which was very cheap and it was great because it had an amazing support between coworkers. Universities also have such spaces, and sometimes governments too. |