Find the fun, forget the money

One of my goals this year is to actually put some of those ideas I have rattling around my brain into code, and even better into other peoples hands to use.

I did put one caveat to this goal: It would be for fun, not money.

I love start ups - if that is what I should call it - the energy is in tune with my frequency. I'm going to be working on a couple of projects, with a couple of like minded friends, and I am already enjoying the collaboration over technology.

The will be no hocket stick projection of revenue, no early retirement plans in the south of France, no VC pitch. Going through the whole process is what I feel is important. Taking an idea; then create that idea; and finally letting it out early into the wild for peer review.

Making money from the web is notoriously hard. I recently read this blog post which I tend to agree with: Sorry, your “cool” webapp is probably not going to make money That said, this shouldn't put you off, as the post suggests there is money to be made, but don't focus on money.

Focusing on money never actually helps innovation or motivation. RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

So practice, practice, practice is mantra for 2011. Delivery something useful, again and again. Each time there will be failures and falls that will have to be overcome, and each of those lessons will hold true value.

And you never know, perhaps one of these days we might create something that people love to use - and that's got to be worth more than money, right?