There's a distinction between what you have right now, and the vision:
- ugly baby product: don't worry, keep improving it
- ugly baby project: give up (if it won't meet your needs); or pivot or something
For me, I've realized I don't need a huge market or revolutionary technology. Just enough to live on, doing work that makes a difference, is enough for me (though I like to leave the upside uncovered). Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder.
Note: AppleTV itself is not a huge success for Apple, but Jobs keeps on with it, because he envisions that it can be (and the luxury of resources). Ugly duckling?
BTW: Woz also had a universal remote project, and it also had business (as opposed to technical) problems.
- ugly baby product: don't worry, keep improving it
- ugly baby project: give up (if it won't meet your needs); or pivot or something
For me, I've realized I don't need a huge market or revolutionary technology. Just enough to live on, doing work that makes a difference, is enough for me (though I like to leave the upside uncovered). Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder.
Note: AppleTV itself is not a huge success for Apple, but Jobs keeps on with it, because he envisions that it can be (and the luxury of resources). Ugly duckling?
BTW: Woz also had a universal remote project, and it also had business (as opposed to technical) problems.