The Discreetest of Hints

I got this link from one of my most reliable readers: http://diffle-history.blogspot.com/ (titled Diary of a Failed Startup). I wonder what he meant by that link...

On a more serious note, though, even after only hastily skimming through the posts, it points out many excellent topics. I felt a stab at my heart on numerous occasions, a majority of those related directly to my project.

Be how it may, I seriously believe that, while an educating tale, it doesn't predict anything of the fate of LightFrame. Without arguing it too deeply, the two main points should suffice:

1. I have no interests in building a start-up around LightFrame.

LightFrame is 'just another project' - if I wouldn't work on LightFrame, I would work on something other, something that would be more trivial, fun, and insignificant. If it succeeds, I'll buy everyone a round (from my own pocket, not from venture capital). If it doesn't succeed, it'll still look pretty in my CV.

To be honest, I'm probably as poor a businessman as they come. I have thought about it, but I still can't find a feasible business angle out of this. The only thing I've come up with is consulting gigs, but how fun would that be? Not very. No, I'll try the Google way; first I try to scrounge as many eyes as possible, and if I get them, only then (if ever) I'll start looking into possible business angles.

2. I have all the time in the world

The aforementioned blog's latest (and presumably last) post states the following: "If your idea starts with 'We're building a platform to...' and you don't have a billion dollars in capital, find a new idea. Now." It is mentioned later on that this refers to an estimation where start-ups have 6 months to make it or break it. I don't have that schedule. In fact, those 6 months have just about passed already, and I still don't have the bottom line in the red.

I'm not saying that I don't have ambitions towards LF. I've already gone through the stages in my mind that have lead to thoughts of world domination. Today, I'm back to where I'll settle for a handful of people interested in using it. I'm not in the search of billions of euros. I just want to do something that other people might find useful. Hell, when the time is right, I might even strive for some headlines for 15 blinks-of-an-eye of fame. But not today. Not even tomorrow.

I have no plans, no schedule and no budget. This, some people actually call a good place to be at.