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Comment on Ask HN: How to survive emotional rollercoaster & running out of money?

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1) If you have a meaningful patent, you may pursue other things to solve the lack of money. There is a little less of a hurry. You may also sell the patent to a troll - your soul will be damned for eternity, but you may become a millionaire the first time someone steps on your particular landmine.

2) Don't be overattached to your idea. You already broke the "fail cheap" rule by having an idea that involves hardware and a lot of development. If the idea doesn't work out, forget it (it's easier since you have a patent)

3) It seems you already learned a lot on how not to do one thing (and may have learned how to successfully do a lot of others). That experience is valuable.

The patent is pending so no "real" value there just yet. I'm not toooo attached to the idea but I'd hate to put in all this work with all this promise just to give up. But yeah, the hardware bit is pretty tough. You're right I have learned alot which is nice.

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