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Comment on Ask HN: Should I quit my project and move on?

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Always see what's out there first. And don't get cold feed because someone else made something similar, or identical, such as Oink [0] made by Milk [1]. This example shows that all these can be true: app is useful, app has some users, app fails, somehow make $15 mil off of it. \_(ツ)_/¯

Build and use stuff for fun. No room for ego with software hobbying. I use Foursquare/Swarm and now none of my friends do but I have a blast with it.

Post your Github repo to get feedback!

[0] https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/kevin-roses-oink-shuts-dow...

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-rose-joins-google-2012...

WineNDine[0][1] was the highest-profile iteration ca. 2016 — around that time the broader trope of "A Social Network for Pet Owners"[2] was making the rounds as various versions of "Instagram for [niche] Influencers"

[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20170609232551/https://www.winen...

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/wine-n-dine-is-a-meal-revi...

[2] https://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html#:~:text=For%20examp...

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