Pollenizer: Building and Investing In Australian Web Startups

This is a guest post by Chris Hitchen, CEO at getprice.com.au in celebration of Mick’s new son, Samuel.

Startups and babies…

1. The launch date is never certain and often late
2. It doesn’t come out the way you expect it to
3. It costs much more than you think
4. There are lots of bugs along way
5. No matter how hard you try, you can’t accurately forecast the future
6. It’s the cause of many sleepless nights
7. It dominates your conversations with everyone
8. It can lead to considerable stress between the ‘founders’
9. Everyone has advice for you, but inevitably you find your own way
10. When the baby reaches a certain maturity, some perverse part of you actually considers doing it again

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