I know how this sounds. Sorry if it’s a stupid question. I built a small little site in my hometown for kids in highschool. It’s got a good amount of users and I can see it growing. The only problem is I don’t really care. I’m about to graduate highschool and I want to do more ambitious things during college. I don’t want this project I don’t care about to take away my ability to focus on things I do care about. At the same time, it’s hard coming up with good ideas and I might have an opportunity to practice making something big out of a side project.
What should I do?
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Shelve the idea for now and focus on your education, figuring out your career path, and internships.
In a decade you will have lots of money saved, a degree, a strong resume, and a large network. At that point you can start a company and be wildly successful.
You have time, so use it in the most valuable way possible. That is genuinely focusing on your studies and building a career.
I would say do this on the side in your free time as a hobby / entertainment, but if you’re not even interested in the pursuit then obviously don’t do that.
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Clearly if you want to create a startup you care enough about CREATING A STARTUP….so perhaps frame it that way instead of worrying about exactly what you’re tackling within the startup💯
The reward and success for delivering a useful product people enjoy using is something a lot of people spend their careers striving for!
I would just improve that, keep working on other ideas in the background and it will give you great experience and a strong track record if you sell or maintain it. Doing that will make raising investment in the future much easier than if you just had a standard education.
Someone told me you cannot solve a problem you aren’t part of. No energy, no sense.
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Sure. Why not?
What’s the site??
Exit, sell it to a rich highschooler that cares about the idea, and use half of it (save the other half!) to fund your college idea.
No you shouldn’t. This is 5-10 years of your life, minimum.
You don’t need a better idea You don’t need to work on something you don’t want to You don’t need to start a company
Go to college, study the forefront of science, arts and industry.
Starting a startup is often not interesting. Most are moderately successful boring B2B SAAS.
If you can, learn how to build the next Oculus or OpenAI
Hey there! It’s great that you’ve created something that’s gained traction. However, passion is a key driver in the startup world. If this project doesn’t excite you, it might be challenging to maintain the energy and commitment needed for its growth. Since you’re about to enter college and are looking for more ambitious projects, it could be a good idea to either pass this site on to someone who shares its vision or perhaps set it up in a way that requires minimal oversight from you. This way, you can focus on what truly interests you while ensuring that your creation continues to benefit its users. Remember, it’s okay to move on from projects that no longer align with your interests or goals.
Lots of opinions, which I know you did ask for! But here’s my objective, fact-based take given what you’ve written:
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You’re not talking about “starting”; it already exists and has a good number of users. That’s more than most start-ups.
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Given it already exists and has users, how much time and effort would it take to keep it running or expand. Is that something that you can outsource or find a partner to focus on it?
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You have a head start on learning with something that already exists and has users. That will (in the short term) outstrip starting something new in months time.
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What’s the worst that can happen? If you come up with a better idea or something bigger at college then switch. See if anyone wants to take on what you’ve built or just let it die.
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Don’t forget to have fun at college. It’s not all about Zuck-ing your entire future.
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I mean… I dont know what kind of traction youre getting or what your situation is… But if you really dont want to operate the project anymore, you should consider
A) selling -> Ive sold sites for as little as 5k usd - if the project is interesting, you can find a buyer
B) “hiring” an operator -> give someone 50% of “equity” or whatever you are using to measure ownership and they run and operate the project and you check in once a month.
IMO if you’re not excited about a thing, you’re probably not going to put in the insane amounts of time and energy it typically takes to scale a thing into the next level thing… Might as well work on something that excites you.
If it’s actually a good idea with potential, then just sell it and do something you care about.