Would love to get some feedback from you guys. This is my first app and my venture in learning iOS. It took me 2 months to learn and create this app. I would love to share my experience for anyone looking to get started on iOS development. Please note that you need the Media Browser server to try this app. Would be happy to share any information about the controls used in the app and share code samples if requested.
I went through a similar phase where I couldn't focus or do anything productive. So I took a break from everything, did some lawn work, re-did my home theater, got a new puppy :)
After few weeks of break my partner and I got back together to start things about ideas to work on and within a week we have a list that we can pick from.
Before that I remember we spent weeks without one decent idea.
On a side note, puppy is a lot of fun but she will poop and pee all over the house until housebroken :)
I'm glad you came out and spoke about it rather than ranting about it. Remember Sahil is a famous guy around the startup circle, so dont expect a million dollar funding just because yours looks like gumroad. Have a business model that will make you revenue and build your user base. Listen to your customers and make it the way they want. Put some thought into refunds policies and Rating system that gumroad doesnt have yet.
I felt that gumroad funding was more for Sahil's credentials and than for gumroad itself, so please take that into account.
Indeed he is, however both myself and my partner are from the UK. To some extent I believe this is a great opportunity since the London tech scene is progressively getting bigger and it gives us a chance to grow with it. Having someone such as Sahil of similar age and ability to look up to is something invaluable and quite honestly very encouraging.
Like everyone else has said, use what comes naturally to you. It all comes down to your users and if they like it or not. They are not going to drop you for using php instead of Rails.
On the other hand if you are like me, I have an idea and I want to implement it. But if it fails I alteast want some new technical knowledge. For eg, I learn xcode and write an iPhone app and it bombs but I know iphone app development and that is valuable.
The way I'm tackling my tech stack dilemma, is to look at other successful websites find their tech stack and see if that fits my needs. Good luck!
I'm don't know if Facebook does it. But I personally feel that a lot of the companies should cleanup their bottom 5 - 10%. This will motivate everyone to work harder and learn new stuff. Congratz on your offer!
