[logicallee]

The space is actually unlimited.

Many successful entrepreneurs started by inventing a new to-do list. This is because it is the only way to come to terms with what it means to get things done at all.

There is literally no better use of a first-time entrepreneur's time than reinventing to-dos.

[TeMPOraL]

And as a result "We have reached the todo list app event horizon, where it actually takes longer to evaluate all the existing todo list apps than it does to write your own todo list app."

http://blog.codinghorror.com/todont/

[arafalov]

First time developer? Maybe. First time entrepreneur? Seems like a recipe for failure. I would have thought it is better to pick a (non-IT) niche that one has a deep domain knowledge in and have a go there.

[logicallee]

Yes, you're right. I am so deep in the bubble that to me "first-time developer" = first-time entrepreneur!

[askinakhan]

Really? I would love some case studies

[logicallee]

Well, no, not really :) But I am sure you would benefit from creating a quick one-off system for yourself.

If for no other other reason than due to the sheer absurdity of the idea of procrastinating over creating a to-do list. It's something you can't help but do immediately, and is "self-hosting"!

I might have been exaggerating, but I think it's a good exercise in coming to terms with your abilities and task management ideas in general, to create your own to-do system ahead of anything else you're doing.