14 Weeks Redux: We're Not Dead Yet!

So, some of you who are playing along at home may have noticed that 14 wks has come and gone. The good news is that Fruhla is still alive. The bad news is that calling the blog 14 Weeks to Fruhla is still totally appropriate as we have at least 14 more weeks before we release the first app.

Am I frustrated? A little, but honestly, I knew 14 weeks was extremely aggressive and I didn't factor in time spent on spinning up on tech and tools, nor a concurrent search for a full time job. But I also know myself and I work better with a very hard deadline, so I chose 14 wks because that was how much financial runway we had at the onset of the project. Along the way, good friends have been referring me for consulting gigs, and I’ve taken a couple to fill the coffers so we’re now good until at least October. Which ironically, is exactly 14 more weeks.

So, what have I learned these first 14 weeks and what's the new plan going forward?

Well first of all

1. I am pathetic at keeping a blog up to date and then I publish these enormous diatribes that probably go unread.
   New Plan: Write large pieces ahead of time, then encapsulate them into smaller bite-size posts to encourage a dialog.

So with that in mind, I am going to put out the rest of what I’ve learned as separate installments over the next few days.

Tomorrow:  2: Why working independently, in a basement, in your home is a really, really bad idea.