Comments on: How I built a web app in six days for Rs. 350 ($8.75) only http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm business + science + philosophy + technology Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:16:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Pramit Singh http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-585 Pramit Singh Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:49:44 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-585 Good post, Paras. I liked your post about the need to solve the world's problems and I think slideshows for web pages is a nice idea . Maybe you could conjure a Browser plugin or something. On a personal note, i have been working on Bighow.com, a free all-in-one online publishing tool for almost 2 years now. I am hopeful Bighow fits your ideal of a world-changing thing. Good post, Paras.

I liked your post about the need to solve the world’s problems and I think slideshows for web pages is a nice idea . Maybe you could conjure a Browser plugin or something.

On a personal note, i have been working on Bighow.com, a free all-in-one online publishing tool for almost 2 years now. I am hopeful Bighow fits your ideal of a world-changing thing.

]]> By: Deepak Ahuja http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-480 Deepak Ahuja Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:02:49 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-480 Good work guys !! Good work guys !!

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]]> By: Prouning http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-459 Prouning Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:24:00 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-459 Hi, this is about the work that must be put into analysis and research is often overwhelming and the unwillingness to put in the effort is frequently the downfall of businesses seeking to target a niche market. Hi, this is about the work that must be put into analysis and research is often overwhelming and the unwillingness to put in the effort is frequently the downfall of businesses seeking to target a niche market.

]]> By: Paras Chopra http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-457 Paras Chopra Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:42:33 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-457 @Kevin: Factoring in opportunity cost, I believe it shouldn't be more than $250-$500. Plus, it is 6 man-days v/s Matt's 36 man-days. @Rajasekaran: What makes you think that? @Stephane Grenier: I couldn't agree with you more. There is a difference between app, a successful product and a full blown business and I fully understand that. @ananon: A lot! Javascript gives a hell of a trouble when it comes to cross-browser compatibility. Plus, different browsers implement DOM differently. So, pain again. :) @Kevin: Factoring in opportunity cost, I believe it shouldn’t be more than $250-$500. Plus, it is 6 man-days v/s Matt’s 36 man-days.

@Rajasekaran: What makes you think that?

@Stephane Grenier: I couldn’t agree with you more. There is a difference between app, a successful product and a full blown business and I fully understand that.

@ananon: A lot! Javascript gives a hell of a trouble when it comes to cross-browser compatibility. Plus, different browsers implement DOM differently. So, pain again. :)

]]> By: ananon http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-456 ananon Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:37:14 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-456 well put, and good code, how many wtf/min :? well put,

and good code, how many wtf/min :?

]]> By: Stephane Grenier http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-452 Stephane Grenier Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:35:51 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-452 First congrats on your success of building a web app in a few days! However this is where most people start. To me building a web app in a few days is great, it's no small feat. But building a successful app that generates a profit and has an audience is a whole other matter. And you alluded to this with your comment that you did no marketing. Building the app is only the start. Technology wise, there's also issues like scaling. Will it be able to handle more than a few visitors? But more importantly where's the revenue? How will people know about it. These things take time and a great deal of effort. Above that, what happens once it's live? This is where you'll be faced with all those amazing and crazy "real world" bugs that you can't even imagine! Again I congratulate you on your success of coding up a website! Very people ever get this far. I just hope that you're able to bring it to the next level. And if not this project, then your next one. Perseverance is the key to all success ;) First congrats on your success of building a web app in a few days!

However this is where most people start. To me building a web app in a few days is great, it’s no small feat. But building a successful app that generates a profit and has an audience is a whole other matter. And you alluded to this with your comment that you did no marketing.

Building the app is only the start. Technology wise, there’s also issues like scaling. Will it be able to handle more than a few visitors? But more importantly where’s the revenue? How will people know about it. These things take time and a great deal of effort.

Above that, what happens once it’s live? This is where you’ll be faced with all those amazing and crazy “real world” bugs that you can’t even imagine!

Again I congratulate you on your success of coding up a website! Very people ever get this far. I just hope that you’re able to bring it to the next level. And if not this project, then your next one. Perseverance is the key to all success ;)

]]> By: Rajasekaran http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-451 Rajasekaran Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:23:32 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-451 are u really really lame? are u really really lame?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/personal/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-six-days-for-rs-350-8-usd-only.htm#comment-450 Kevin Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:24:06 +0000 http://www.paraschopra.com/blog/?p=374#comment-450 I think the part you are missing is the opportunity cost - you didn't include the amount of money you gave up by NOT working at your day job during this period - that is why their cost is so high in comparison. Additionally, their big cost was have pr/marketing and design, I believe they only had 2 developers to your 1. You might be able to do the design yourself, but that will be a bigger task than you might thing. Making the app is not the hard part, making a business is. I think the part you are missing is the opportunity cost - you didn’t include the amount of money you gave up by NOT working at your day job during this period - that is why their cost is so high in comparison. Additionally, their big cost was have pr/marketing and design, I believe they only had 2 developers to your 1. You might be able to do the design yourself, but that will be a bigger task than you might thing. Making the app is not the hard part, making a business is.

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