Comments on: Pixish Closing October 31 http://powazek.com/posts/1370 It's pronounced poe-WAH-zek. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:26:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3989 Eric Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:30:25 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3989 Loved Pixish...thanks for trying it out. I especially like your post-mortem lessons in this post. Loved Pixish…thanks for trying it out. I especially like your post-mortem lessons in this post.

]]> By: Amie http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3981 Amie Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:55:32 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3981 Thanks for continually throwing entrepreneurial pasta at the wall to see what sticks and sharing your lessons with us along the way. Sorry to see Pixish go, but I'm sure I'm not alone in waiting to see what you cook up next! Thanks for continually throwing entrepreneurial pasta at the wall to see what sticks and sharing your lessons with us along the way. Sorry to see Pixish go, but I’m sure I’m not alone in waiting to see what you cook up next!

]]> By: Stefan Hayden http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3978 Stefan Hayden Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:31:15 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3978 I almost think for personal projects that you don't have as much time for it's better to start out in obscurity then to launch big. It's hard to fail early and often in obscurity when you are already well know and can make a huge splash with a launch. Some sites just need more time to grow with a small community. I almost think for personal projects that you don’t have as much time for it’s better to start out in obscurity then to launch big. It’s hard to fail early and often in obscurity when you are already well know and can make a huge splash with a launch.

Some sites just need more time to grow with a small community.

]]> By: Digidave http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3977 Digidave Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:03:37 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3977 Derek Serious kudos for starting pixish and also knowing when to stop. I've kept my eye on it and I really appreciate this post - as I'm sure it will have lessons for me and my startup: spot.us Interested in seeing what you do next. Derek
Serious kudos for starting pixish and also knowing when to stop. I’ve kept my eye on it and I really appreciate this post – as I’m sure it will have lessons for me and my startup: spot.us

Interested in seeing what you do next.

]]> By: Patrick http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3974 Patrick Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:55:27 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3974 Sorry to hear that Derek, thanks for putting your ideas out there and I hope you'll keep at it. As I read your thoughts about direct or indirect submissions it seems you fell on the wrong side of something I've seen as an issue in a few projects : standalone site or platform. Seems in some cases people should build platforms but build destination sites and vice versa. One has to gauge how much people will want to use the service as is and how many will want to make it their own thing and just use your stuff as tools. No answer here, just thinking ;) Sorry to hear that Derek, thanks for putting your ideas out there and I hope you’ll keep at it.

As I read your thoughts about direct or indirect submissions it seems you fell on the wrong side of something I’ve seen as an issue in a few projects : standalone site or platform. Seems in some cases people should build platforms but build destination sites and vice versa. One has to gauge how much people will want to use the service as is and how many will want to make it their own thing and just use your stuff as tools. No answer here, just thinking ;)

]]> By: Richard http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3965 Richard Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:32:40 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3965 I give you a huge amount of credit for not only dreaming things like this up, but getting them up and running. You've been involved with numerous successful sites and the more of these you do the more you'll hone the winning ingredients. Keep up the great work Derek. There is no mistake, there is only make. I give you a huge amount of credit for not only dreaming things like this up, but getting them up and running. You’ve been involved with numerous successful sites and the more of these you do the more you’ll hone the winning ingredients.

Keep up the great work Derek. There is no mistake, there is only make.

]]> By: Mark Harbottle http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3964 Mark Harbottle Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:05:06 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3964 Hi Derek. Sorry to see Pixish close down. There's definitely some great tips there. Thanks also for recommending http://99designs.com. We welcome all Pixish designers who wish to join us. Hi Derek. Sorry to see Pixish close down. There’s definitely some great tips there. Thanks also for recommending http://99designs.com. We welcome all Pixish designers who wish to join us.

]]> By: Ross Kimbarovsky http://powazek.com/posts/1370/comment-page-1#comment-3963 Ross Kimbarovsky Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:12:05 +0000 http://powazek.com/?p=1370#comment-3963 Hi Derek, We're really disappointed about this news. We've been fans from the time you launched Pixish - your outstanding communication with the Pixish community and the site design inspired and motivated us to do much better on our own site (this led us to do a full site redesign earlier this year), and we owe you a big thanks for inspiring us. We wish you and your team the best of luck and want to thank you for recommending crowdSPRING to the Pixish community. We think they'll find a good home at crowdSPRING - and we welcome them with open arms. Best, Ross Kimbarovsky co-Founder http://www.crowdspring.com Hi Derek,

We’re really disappointed about this news. We’ve been fans from the time you launched Pixish – your outstanding communication with the Pixish community and the site design inspired and motivated us to do much better on our own site (this led us to do a full site redesign earlier this year), and we owe you a big thanks for inspiring us.

We wish you and your team the best of luck and want to thank you for recommending crowdSPRING to the Pixish community. We think they’ll find a good home at crowdSPRING – and we welcome them with open arms.

Best,

Ross Kimbarovsky
co-Founder
http://www.crowdspring.com

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