3. Learn about marketing, SEO and what it really takes to get the word out on your product. This is not trivial and successful founders on HN make it look easy, it's not. If you build it, they WILL NOT COME. Try to build a simple landing page that describes your product and start a blog. Don't start coding until you are able to get a steady stream of visitors to your site who are interested in your product.
Start here:
http://moz.com/learn/seohttp://moz.com/blog/the-noob-guide-to-online-marketing-with-...
Don't quit your job until you are absolutely sure you can make this work.
1. Validate your idea: It's great that YOU believe in your idea, but will others? Test it out, put up a landing page with your concept, see if people sign up to your mailing list. Talk to potential customers, are they willing to pay for your product? Can you get a paying customer before building the product? Some interesting links: http://thedannorris.com/is-startup-validation-bullshit/ http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-142-d...
2. Network with people who are successful: http://www.microconf.com/, tell them your idea and listen to their advice. Learn from all available resources such as: http://startupsfortherestofus.com/.
3. Learn about marketing, SEO and what it really takes to get the word out on your product. This is not trivial and successful founders on HN make it look easy, it's not. If you build it, they WILL NOT COME. Try to build a simple landing page that describes your product and start a blog. Don't start coding until you are able to get a steady stream of visitors to your site who are interested in your product. Start here: http://moz.com/learn/seo http://moz.com/blog/the-noob-guide-to-online-marketing-with-...
Don't quit your job until you are absolutely sure you can make this work.
Good luck!