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This time I am doing things differently.

When I come up with an idea for an app I want to sit down and code it straight away. Fire up TextMate, get a Heroku account, set up Twitter, buy a domain, do web design. And then wait for the users. And wait...

I've had a new idea, which I think has some potential. Check it out right now if you want, but make sure to come back!

The idea: Reproject, a marketplace for projects which have fallen by the wayside. We all have them, me in particular. While I don't have time to finish the projects, the code, design, mockups and market validation have some value. Reproject lets you sell your project, or buy a project and make a successful business.

I started off by trying to assess the target market through some tweets. The app is for web/mobile developers, and that's what most of my twitter friends are. I got a few responses - hoorah! I followed those up with emails, which were fairly valuable.

But it isn't enough to validate me spending time building a whole web app. What I really want is enough people to either tell me "your baby is ugly", or "this has potential I can get behind".

I could have whipped up a quick Heroku app for signing people up, and bought a domain name. Or even created the whole thing. But that's what I always do.

I want a minimal MVP.

This time I've created a launchrock landing page. I describe Reproject as briefly as I can, really honing in on what I think the core value is. I ask people to sign up if it sounds like something they want to use, and ask them to share it with their friends. 

I didn't even buy a custom domain for it! Such restraint! I chucked a subdomain on my little used website. I couldn't help myself from making a custom launchrock background and twitter account though. Mea culpa.

Who knows - this could be a swing too far in the wrong direction. With not enough to really get any valuable feedback.

Regardless, with my minimal MVP in hand, it's time to see if I can drum up any interest. If this is something you're interested in, I'd love to hear from you. When there's enough interest, then I'll start looking at really pushing Reproject ahead.

Sign up for Reproject now

You can learn more on the Reproject launchrock page, and talk to me on twitter at either @reprojectapp or @nickmalcolm.

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