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by pedalpete 5072 days ago
I think you're trying to create a single bucket, where people may fit into more than one.

Personally, I've worked on 5 sites for myself the results have been

1) launched, received little traction, received an acquisition offer (didn't go through)

2) launched, moderate traction, some industry acclaim, one acquisition offer (didn't go through)

3) launched in beta, a few tire kickers, no traction, shut-down after 2 months

4) still in development, lots of interest, great feedback, brutal how long it is taking me to develop

5) getting ready for beta after 3 week of work, so-so response so far, just looking to get it out there and see what happens (and use it myself).

Outside of these, I've also developed tools for other businesses, and some of these tools have been quite successful, resulting in one of the companies being acquired.

Not sure if that gives you the data you're looking for, but if you think about it, if you had asked this question of Odeo, they would have fallen into the "has product struggling to get users", but then they created twitter...

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Wow, sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Do you have a regular day job too or do you work for actual startups? I'm in Melbourne, Australia and also have a regular day job. So all this is on the side for me. Sounds like you are in Silicon Valley and right in the thick of it!

In regards to data. I'm not really looking for anything in particular. More wondering how many HN people have finished products. And then hear their stories.

I'm in Sydney after living... all over the world. I'll be in Melbourne next Thursday if you want to grab a coffee [my e-mail should be in my profile].

I do contract work on the side, and I have worked for other start-ups as well.

PS I forgot to mention, as I am guessing it is the same for most people, I want to turn this "on the side" into "full time"!