{"pageProps":{"contents":[{"slug":"list-of-ideas-and-unfinished-projects","title":"List of Ideas and Unfinished Projects","description":"This is a story of my huge list of ideas and a folder full of unfinished projects. I fought it with Pitchcard.io.","content":"\n<small>Co-Written by [Susana Garcia](https://susana.dev)</small>\n\nThis is a story of my huge list of ideas and a folder full of unfinished projects. I fought it with [**Pitchcard.io**](https://www.pitchcard.io)**.**\n\n# List of Ideas\n\nLike most people with the need to build things, I also had a huge list of ideas. This list kept growing and growing. I was adding more than I actually removed or built.\n\nThe problem was, that I though I shouldn’t talk to anyone about my idea. With that mindset, the only way to get feedback, was actually to built it. So I spent weeks to build some of these ideas just to figure out later that they sucked. After some failed projects, I knew, I had to change the way I was starting projects.\n\n> The best feedback is brutal honesty.\n\nI started to talk to friends about my ideas. Very soon I figured out, that it isn’t good either. The problem of this way to get feedback of your idea is, that friends/family try to be nice. That’s exactly what you don’t want as feedback for your idea. You want honest feedback.\n\n# Unfinished Projects\n\nWith the feedback of my friends and some google search sessions, I could priorities my ideas. So the next step was to actually built them.\n\nAs I’m a developer, I could start coding right away. After some long night and countless bugs, I actually had 90% of the idea done but It was not ready yet. I didn’t had the skills of a Designer, Social Media Expert and others. Very soon I lost my interest in that project and started another one where I could actually use my own skills.\n\n> Projects folder: A graveyard of good ideas.\n\nThis was a huge mistake, as I ended up having a folder with a lot not yet released projects. I spent so much time doing what I was good in, but it was not enough to release.   \nI didn’t had the required skills and got tired of the projects very quick. I felt I was stuck in something and didn’t have progress. That’s why my project folder became the graveyard of my ideas.\n\n> Nobody will steal your Idea.\n\nAfter countless hours of work and not released projects, I had to learn that feedback at the very beginning of an idea, is the most important thing. I had to learn it the hard way, that nobody will steal my idea.\n\nThere are a lot of articles on medium about why nobody is going to steal your idea. My favorite is [Nobody will steal your shitty advertising idea](https://medium.com/@leegordon/nobody-will-steal-your-shitty-advertising-idea-fd6c79860ffb) written by [Lee Gordon](https://medium.com/u/e7353574c06e).\n\n# The One Project\n\nI wanted to be quick on evaluating my ideas. I did some research but couldn’t find any good solution. That’s why we ([Susana](https://susana.dev) and I) decided to do one more project (I know, again another project) to make this flow very easy and quick.\n\nThe result is [**Pitchcard.io**](https://www.pitchcard.io)**.** A platform to pitch and explore ideas. A platform to get quick and honest feedback. A platform to find collaborators and join a team with amazing skills.\n\n# An Idea\n\nPeople with amazing ideas can pitch to a variety of people (developer, designer, …) and can get honest feedback. You have just 200 chars for your description.\n\n# Skills and Expertise\n\nPeople with amazing skills can explore new ideas daily and give feedback. If they really like an idea, they can offer help to actually built it. You don’t have to built a “todo list” anymore to just try out new technologies. Built something useful.\n","type":"article","tags":["pitch","idea","projects"],"publishedAt":"2016-07-17T09:14:05.215Z","image":null,"updatedAt":null,"readingTime":{"text":"3 min read","minutes":2.935,"time":176100,"words":587},"data":{"title":"List of Ideas and Unfinished Projects","description":"This is a story of my huge list of ideas and a folder full of unfinished projects. I fought it with Pitchcard.io.","tags":["pitch","idea","projects"],"publishedAt":"2016-07-17T09:14:05.215Z","updatedAt":null,"type":"article"}},{"slug":"pitchcard","title":"Pitchcard","description":"Since the iPhone released and the following AppStore boom, a lot of people began to tell us: \"Hey, I have an app idea...\".","content":"\n<small>Co-Written by [Susana Garcia](https://susana.dev)</small>\n\nSince the iPhone released and the following AppStore boom, a lot of people around us began to have amazing ideas: “Hey, I have a really cool idea for a new app!”. Every single one of them thought, they had the next billion dollar idea.\n\n# Get to the Point\n\nThey usually tried to explain it in a very complex way or sent us very long emails. As we both don’t like emails, long emails even less, we told most people to get to the point.\n\nWe believe that every good idea needs to be pitched in _2–3 sentences._ And this is only possible if you exactly know what the goal of your idea is.\n\n# Share Your Idea\n\nThere are another few things that some people don’t know about good ideas.\n\nSome people don’t talk much about their idea to protect it. They are afraid of someone stealing it. Fact is, **the more you share your idea, the better it gets.** Each time you explain your idea to people, they’ll ask you questions. First you won’t have an answer but it will force you to rethink your idea.\n\nAnother important thing is, what for you might be a pretty good idea, others wouldn’t even use it. And _what’s the point of creating something no one will ever use?_ Evaluate your idea first, then decide to build it or to move on.\n\n# Quick Feedback\n\nThat’s why we’ve built [Pitchcard.io](https://www.pitchcard.io/) to get quick feedback. We’ve picked this name because of the elevator pitch.\n\n> “\\[..\\] the idea that it should be possible to deliver the summary in the time span of an elevator ride, or approximately thirty seconds \\[..\\]”\n\n## How it works\n\n1.  Visit [www.pitchcard.io](https://www.pitchcard.io/)\n2.  Create your _Pitchcard_\n3.  Share it\n\nWe know that ideas can pop up anytime and anywhere (having lunch, doing sport or meeting up with friends). That’s why we made it very easy to create a _Pitchcard._\n\nYou can share your _Pitchcard_ with close friends via WhatsApp and email, or with everyone via Facebook, Twitter or others.\n\nAnother important point of _Pitchcard_ is, that we consequently set a **200 chars limit on the description** of the idea**.** As we already mentioned before, we want that people get to the point.\n\nWe hope you like our product and wish you good luck with your next billion dollar idea. 😜\n","type":"project","tags":["pitch","idea","web"],"publishedAt":"2016-05-08T07:07:37.915Z","image":"/contents/project/pitchcard.jpg?v1","updatedAt":null,"readingTime":{"text":"2 min read","minutes":1.97,"time":118200,"words":394},"data":{"title":"Pitchcard","description":"Since the iPhone released and the following AppStore boom, a lot of people began to tell us: \"Hey, I have an app idea...\".","websiteUrl":"https://www.pitchcard.io","image":"/contents/project/pitchcard.jpg?v1","tags":["pitch","idea","web"],"publishedAt":"2016-05-08T07:07:37.915Z","updatedAt":null,"type":"project"}}],"tag":"pitch"},"__N_SSG":true}