UPDATE: I got to the third person who I called to stress test the idea. They loved the idea and asked me if anyone had told me it was a bad idea and that I shouldn't do it. My response? The previous two people had said it was a great idea and that I should do it. One of them even had referrals for me. So he said, "Then it sounds like you don't need to go any further. You should stop wasting time and get started."
I was actually surprised.
I thought surely it would take much longer to validate the idea. I thought there would be a whole lot more work I would need to do to make this idea viable.
Nope.
Turns out that it is ready to be implemented. Now they did have some additional ideas for me to consider. Which were things I hadn't though of at all. So they were very helpful ideas to make my idea even better.
So much for a two week experimental sprint. Instead I'll use those two weeks to put this idea into action. Time to strap in and get going.
I'm a fan of open experimentation and building in public. There once was a time when each new month brought about a new open experiment. It was a great way to learn quickly and share what I was learning with others as it was happening. Some ideas become new streams of income and others fell flat dying a fiery death. No matter what happened each experiment was a success. Because I did not know what the results were going to be, hence the experiment, so any outcome was a win. I miss those days.
These days my time is filled with wonderful projects and fulfilling work. I'm truly living the dream. This is the life 2005 Jennifer could only have dreamed would become my reality.
The only thing missing is the time to allow my creativity out to play. I would like to bring in some form of my old build in public days, but it needs to be more streamlined. Monthly challenges are not feasible at this time, but an experimental sprint is something I could absolutely do.
One to two weeks to stress test an idea to see whether that creative spark will become a flame or fizzle out. I'm excited to share that my very first experimental sprint starts tomorrow. This should be interesting. Stay tuned.
