[pdrummond]

I already have the leanstartup and I have read many, many books on the subject, but I didn't do all this just to start a business. Of course, I want it to become successful, but this project means more to me than that, so I didn't need validation before starting on the journey. In a way, I was scratching my own itch. This is something I will use on a daily basis, and if that's as successful as it will ever be, then it was still worth it.

Seriously, I apologise if I make out in my post that this has been the worst time of my life! It wasn't the intention. For the most part it's been an amazing ride, and I had enough funds to be relatively comfortable while doing it (once I got used to the adjustments).

[tchock23]

The advice to "scratch your own itch" is fine if you're building a hobby project. If you intend to build a real business then doing at least some "validation" (I hate how entrepreneurs use that word, but that's beside the point) is critical.

Even just talking to 10-20 people is better than nothing. Hindsight is 20/20, but hopefully anyone reading this reply takes a moment to do that before coding anything.