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Ask HN: I'm selling my mobile app, before launch. Is it a good idea?

1 pointsby davidbwireover 8 years ago
I have been working on different ideas within the faith-based space (Christian Community) for the last 2 years. But for $1,500 I got from friends, I have paid all bills from my pocket.<p>The first concept (sanicms.com) failed with good reasons, but it brought in a new idea (Notisha.com) which I&#x27;m now selling before launch.<p>I&#x27;m selling because I&#x27;ve basically run out of cash to push it through the pilot phase and the conflict with my fiancee has gotten to unbearable levels, all because of what I&#x27;ve been working on.<p>I haven&#x27;t quite given up on it (Notisha.com). If I had some cash I would still pursue it. Raising money at this stage would likely not be possible as there&#x27;s no traction.<p>What would you have done if you were me?<p>Here&#x27;s a link to the auction (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;flippa.com&#x2F;7997879-notisha) and a small rant I had a while back (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hackernoon.com&#x2F;im-done-building-technology-solutions-for-church-cb6f60d77617#.ju8gujrg3)

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davelnewtonover 8 years ago
I can&#x27;t think of any way to answer this question in a meaningful way.<p>SaniCMS sounds like something for sanitation, btw.<p>&gt; [...] they seemed to be cautious to not say something that criticizes the product.<p>Well yeah. In general, people don&#x27;t want to come across as sounding critical. The feedback loop is a two-way street--the responsibility for gathering accurate, honest feedback doesn&#x27;t lie just on the people you&#x27;re trying to sell it to.<p>&gt; The church is too cautious to try out new things.<p>That&#x27;s a pretty broad brush. It sounds like you put a lot of eggs in a fairly small basket. That&#x27;s not generally the most effective approach, while understanding it&#x27;s good to have at least <i>someone</i> on board before going broader.<p>&gt; They preferred buying the product but at a very low price or getting it for free.<p>Huh. That&#x27;s so weird.<p>Regarding Notisha: there seems to be nothing &quot;faith-based&quot; at all around a Q&amp;A app. While having a target market is swell, if your focus is <i>too</i> narrow, you&#x27;re missing a ton of potential opportunity.<p>At this stage in your startup mentality, I think attempting a sale might be the best approach. Startups require grit, unwavering dedication, and a willingness to stay with it.<p>You already have the app and the infrastructure: why can&#x27;t you float it on the side?
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