How I failed and failed some more, but in the end persevered. (demeulenaer.com) 55 points by charlesdm 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] riskish 14y ago ↗ Great post, would love to see more people talk about their success with side projects an apps like this.
[–] sammville 14y ago ↗ Great post! Going through a period of depression after a failed startup. It's just want i needed for the extra boost!
[–] dangero 14y ago ↗ Great post. You repeated your success which is when you really know you've got the hang of it.The part about working a day job and trying to build something is so true. Things move so slow when you're splitting your time like that. Very inspiring.
[–] highace 14y ago ↗ I remember there already being an app for ventrilo, so I just went off to find it and it turns out they had to pull it: http://www.ventafone.com/Is yours not similar? [–] charlesdm 14y ago ↗ The reason they got pulled was because they used a GPL lib in their app. (GPL does not comply with the app store terms)
[–] charlesdm 14y ago ↗ The reason they got pulled was because they used a GPL lib in their app. (GPL does not comply with the app store terms)
[–] soask 14y ago ↗ The link doesn't work ?!! [–] charlesdm 14y ago ↗ Server went down because of the load, trying to get it up back asap! [–] naeem 14y ago ↗ cache:http://demeulenaer.com/?p=99 should do it
[–] naeem 14y ago ↗ This article hit home as someone in a similar position, as a student. Always a good kick in the rear. Thanks.
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[ 0.26 ms ] story [ 102 ms ] threadThe part about working a day job and trying to build something is so true. Things move so slow when you're splitting your time like that. Very inspiring.
Is yours not similar?