I want start a social network but somethings holding me back

[Jerryzack2]

I have this burning desire for starting a social network but I lack the programming skills to achieve it. sometimes just wishing I had the money to hire the programmers to help me realize the project. Most times i have noticed the rate at which crypto-blockchain projects are failing recently is alarming, seeing that most are focused on delivering the latest cutting edge and must complex solutions, which is a good one in my view.

On a serious note I'm absolutely convinced that usability is the way to go with simplicity as it focus, rather than multiplicity of features not needed at the infancy of a project. Driving a good user base at starting is very good for growth.

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[uzi]

I have this burning desire for starting a social network but I lack the programming skills to achieve it. sometimes just wishing I had the money to hire the programmers to help me realize the project. Most times i have noticed the rate at which crypto-blockchain projects are failing recently is alarming, seeing that most are focused on delivering the latest cutting edge and must complex solutions, which is a good one in my view.

On a serious note I'm absolutely convinced that usability is the way to go with simplicity as it focus, rather than multiplicity of features not needed at the infancy of a project. Driving a good user base at starting is very good for growth.

Agree with you on focusing on simplicity, especially when speaking of usability of any online platform.

But about your desire of creating a social network, what would be its purpose? How would it different from all other social medias available worldwide?

[Vod]

about your desire of creating a social network, what would be its purpose? How would it different from all other social medias available worldwide?

OP would be in control. 

[jak3]

Here you go bro, maybe you can not hire a good developer like us but you can make it yourself and don't have to learn to code at all. of course you need to experiment with different stuff and all but here is top 10 open sources (free) CMS(content management systems) which will allow you to make social media platform on the go. go for it if you really believe in your idea.  and don't forget to share your journey with this community.

[Pmalek]

The user uzi has a valid point. What would be the difference between your site and the ones we have already? People have gotten used to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, what are you offering that will make them switch teams?
If someone created a new bitcointalk forum and made it even better than this site it would still not become as popular as the original bitcointalk. bitcointalk.org is the place where Satoshi wrote, it has a historical value and people want to be part of that.

[jak3]

The user uzi has a valid point. What would be the difference between your site and the ones we have already? People have gotten used to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, what are you offering that will make them switch teams?
If someone created a new bitcointalk forum and made it even better than this site it would still not become as popular as the original bitcointalk. bitcointalk.org is the place where Satoshi wrote, it has a historical value and people want to be part of that.

why not! I mean when Facebook was not on the internet we still used to browse the internet and never expecting something to be coming at our face like facebook. this is why the internet is for its full of surprises. I know Facebook, Google, Amazon, and some other tech giants have covered all the global markets but that doesn't mean anyone else can not try their luck. maybe they can somehow make some other changes or in their point of view. even if its a failure still he is gonna learn a lot from this project. Instagram started after Facebook and yet they bought this company because it has the potential to grow.

[timerland]

You don't need a big understanding of programming to be able to create a social media platform. There are lot of options out there for users to chase their dreams. ICO's, crowdfunding, and investors all exist for a reason and don't be scared to use them.

Here's an idea. Create a pitch deck. Put all these ideas you have for the next big social media platform onto paper, add budgeting, how will development work and a timeline. Then go talk to some venture funds, investors or even hold a crowdsale for it. An idea isn't valuable unless there is work put behind it.

Good luck!

[shield132]

about your desire of creating a social network, what would be its purpose? How would it different from all other social medias available worldwide?

OP would be in control. 

haha, yes of course, as I see that's the only point. When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breath, then you'll be successful. OP learn html/css, php, msql and javascript to release your idea, if you can't hire others. This way you won't only make your wishes come true but will be able to earn money during process of developing your social network but....
What do you have or can to do in order to develop successful social network? Can you create product that will be as different from facebook/twitter as bitcoin differs from cash? I believe you can't. Otherwise do you have billions to invest in developing and promoting of your social network? Just see, even facebook has massive ads online.

[Jerryzack2]

You don't need a big understanding of programming to be able to create a social media platform. There are lot of options out there for users to chase their dreams. ICO's, crowdfunding, and investors all exist for a reason and don't be scared to use them.

Here's an idea. Create a pitch deck. Put all these ideas you have for the next big social media platform onto paper, add budgeting, how will development work and a timeline. Then go talk to some venture funds, investors or even hold a crowdsale for it. An idea isn't valuable unless there is work put behind it.

Good luck!

Thanks for your response. How do one go about an ICO starting from the white paper?

[harizen]

Thanks for your response. How do one go about an ICO starting from the white paper?

Don't consider thinking an ICO. Believed me, it will fail.

Start from a scratch.

Give reasons...

-why someone should help you
-why someone should assist you
-why someone should fund you

After providing those, let's see who will got some interest.

Whew... This will be a long journey that needs "SERIOUS APPROACH". How far will you go. Goodluck.

[Chikitita2004]

Then yours must be very unique and more useful, there were a lot of social network websites that didn’t become successful or simply been outmatched by other new websites that are more better. Like if your are planning a website of your own then it must contain some features that existing websites do not have and badly needed by users. To compete with existing and well established websites with no specific and usable distinctions will be only be equivalent to failure. Sorry for my word but you have a motivation so I believe you also have good ideas too. Good luck.

[Vod]

How do one go about an ICO starting from the white paper?

ding ding ding.   There is the money grab.  lol

[yogeko]

I have a social network project I had started working on, but never launched it because of a change in Facebook Groups. I have most of the development work done. Contact me on telegram yogeshko or I am on skype Bizteon. My company Bizteon is a Houston Texas based premier IBM Business Partner. So the technology side I can handle.

[hatshepsut93]

Creating a new social network is like launching a rocket into space, it's a very complex project that requires a team of professionals, and if you don't even have experience with programming, how are you going to manage your hypothetical product? It's good to have ambitions, but if you have such a giant goals, you have to either become realistic and give them up, or devote your whole life to achieving them.

[timerland]

Thanks for your response. How do one go about an ICO starting from the white paper?

Don't consider thinking an ICO. Believed me, it will fail.

Start from a scratch.

Give reasons...

-why someone should help you
-why someone should assist you
-why someone should fund you

After providing those, let's see who will got some interest.

Whew... This will be a long journey that needs "SERIOUS APPROACH". How far will you go? Goodluck.

This depends a lot on how you deal with the idea of ICOing. Some of ICO's are mostly cash grabs or lazy scams, but there have been some good gems out there, and it's proved that ICO's are a legitimate option to raising funds for a startup.

However, I would recommend raising funds from your own money, or from regular investors before going for a crypto-based crowdfunding method. Write a pitch deck and show private investors what you can offer the world.

[anu1908]

Thanks for your response. How do one go about an ICO starting from the white paper?

why would you need to do an ICO? Just for funds? if yes, I believe your project will fail because you won't have a good tokenomics. ICO is not needed for your dream, you just need to write the code/program and market it. no need for extra tokens if you eventually will use that tokens as a rewards (like what all of those social media ico project does).

[cipherhut]

With proper research and good developing partner, I don't think it is that much difficult with basic connection and influencing skills.

[ninadbhamburdekar]

interesting! is there a link to this?

Thanks,
Ninad Bhamburdekar

[Kakmakr]

There has never been a better time to cash into the gap in the market that was created by major social media platforms, banning Crypto currency based advertising. If you can manage to start a new social media platform where Crypto currency advertisements were welcomed, then you can grab a portion of the market from the larger social media platforms that pushed away Crypto currency companies and individuals. 

There are a gap in the market and those who address the "need" that are ignored by larger organizations, would capitalize on their mistakes. Build the platform and user base before these companies change their policies and you will get the loyalty and support of the Crypto currency community.  

[eternalgloom]

You don't need a big understanding of programming to be able to create a social media platform. There are lot of options out there for users to chase their dreams. ICO's, crowdfunding, and investors all exist for a reason and don't be scared to use them.

Here's an idea. Create a pitch deck. Put all these ideas you have for the next big social media platform onto paper, add budgeting, how will development work and a timeline. Then go talk to some venture funds, investors or even hold a crowdsale for it. An idea isn't valuable unless there is work put behind it.

Good luck!

I don't know about that suggestion, I mean I wouldn't recommend anyone starting any sort of crowdfunding campaign, if they have nothing more than just a concept.
For me to invest or recommend a crowdfunding campaign to someone, at the very least I'd want the project to have a working prototype.

Just something that shows they've put effort and money into it themselves. Not just an elaborate idea basically.

[lepbagong]

A reasonable desire and indeed you may see a gap to be able to make what you do can be very productive with the assumptions that you think about yourself. but from what you say you don't understand in the field of the programmer and even say you don't have money to pay for it. how you will run this but you yourself are not ready for it. do you think of an interesting solution?

[shield132]

Creating a new social network is like launching a rocket into space, it's a very complex project that requires a team of professionals, and if you don't even have experience with programming, how are you going to manage your hypothetical product? It's good to have ambitions, but if you have such a giant goals, you have to either become realistic and give them up, or devote your whole life to achieving them.

Programming knowledge doesm't matter here, it's more like marketing because nowdays it's pretty easy to create facebook like website, even that would be very shit because you need your own CMS (if we talk about project that wants to achieve anything good in future), huge work on security, a team of professionals and etc. You have to control every content, scan uploaded videos with their id to get rid of copyright issues and so on, this is just basic of what facebook has and this requires huge resources which costs millions + need a team of professionals but still, If you want to achieve something, it's almost impossible on global market because of natural monopoly. Facebook/twitter are most widely used, everything has it's time, it would be easier 10 years ago but now? Still don't understand what do these people think when they have such ambitions. Be crazy in your dreams, that's great but at least be a little realistic, there are dreams which will stay dreams forever. Don't wanted to repost here again but can't understand why realizing of all above things seem so difficult for people.

[Jerryzack2]

I have a social network project I had started working on, but never launched it because of a change in Facebook Groups. I have most of the development work done. Contact me on telegram yogeshko or I am on skype Bizteon. My company Bizteon is a Houston Texas based premier IBM Business Partner. So the technology side I can handle.

I will greatly appreciate it if you can sent me a pm. I tried but could not get across to you on telegram. Here is my username: @jerryzack https://t.me/Jerryzack

[Jerryzack2]

Creating a new social network is like launching a rocket into space, it's a very complex project that requires a team of professionals, and if you don't even have experience with programming, how are you going to manage your hypothetical product? It's good to have ambitions, but if you have such a giant goals, you have to either become realistic and give them up, or devote your whole life to achieving them.

Programming knowledge doesm't matter here, it's more like marketing because nowdays it's pretty easy to create facebook like website, even that would be very shit because you need your own CMS (if we talk about project that wants to achieve anything good in future), huge work on security, a team of professionals and etc. You have to control every content, scan uploaded videos with their id to get rid of copyright issues and so on, this is just basic of what facebook has and this requires huge resources which costs millions + need a team of professionals but still, If you want to achieve something, it's almost impossible on global market because of natural monopoly. Facebook/twitter are most widely used, everything has it's time, it would be easier 10 years ago but now? Still don't understand what do these people think when they have such ambitions. Be crazy in your dreams, that's great but at least be a little realistic, there are dreams which will stay dreams forever. Don't wanted to repost here again but can't understand why realizing of all above things seem so difficult for people.

The idea is not to create a facebook like website. The cost a getting a developer and to have a prototype is the challenge. Thanks for your response

[anu1908]

I don't know about that suggestion, I mean I wouldn't recommend anyone starting any sort of crowdfunding campaign, if they have nothing more than just a concept.
For me to invest or recommend a crowdfunding campaign to someone, at the very least I'd want the project to have a working prototype.

agree with this. especially if you do an ico but your tokens don't have a good fit on your ecosystem. i'm still fine with other crowdfunding method but if he plans to do an ico it's a big no for me. a lot of similar projects failed miserably and the dev doesn't show enough capability to do their job. in short: money grab.

[donsiemen]

if you have the burning desire to create a social network, why not look for a partner to fund the project, because if you are thinking of doing crowdfunding, i bet you, it will fail woefully..

[akamit]

The cost a getting a developer and to have a prototype is the challenge.

To launch any project either you have to know programming languages or have the budget to hire programmers.
If you don't meet any of these then it's definitely a challenge and it's most likely an unachievable thing.

You may raise some funds from your friends & family and then hire some experienced programmers locally to build a prototype or jump in to learn the programming languages you prefer to use in your project...

Good Luck!

[anu1908]

You may raise some funds from your friends & family and then hire some experienced programmers locally to build a prototype or jump in to learn the programming languages you prefer to use in your project...

instead of doing that, he can also share his idea here and if it's really good then someone might be able to work on it. or as an alternative, he can learn about it on his own.

[akamit]

You may raise some funds from your friends & family and then hire some experienced programmers locally to build a prototype or jump in to learn the programming languages you prefer to use in your project...

instead of doing that, he can also share his idea here and if it's really good then someone might be able to work on it. or as an alternative, he can learn about it on his own.

This will not be as easy as you may be thinking.
OP doesn't know to code nor has a team and also don't have a prototype. And also the entrepreneurs should have some own fund to start.

Peoples here are very skeptical and more likely will not invest in a project which is just in an IDEA stage.
That's why I said what I said above and that will be the easiest way to start. If Op can develop a prototype and can show a strong team then there could be a chance of getting investors otherwise not.

It's not 2015-2017 anymore where every ICO got funded, it's 2019 now and people learned their lessons from their past mistakes and now became skeptical.


Though it will be a different case if a coder wants to team up with OP and give life to the idea.

[serhanni]

If you have really different idea you can also find angel investors or you can create a funding campaign.

[Osarman]

I have this burning desire for starting a social network but I lack the programming skills to achieve it. sometimes just wishing I had the money to hire the programmers to help me realize the project. Most times i have noticed the rate at which crypto-blockchain projects are failing recently is alarming, seeing that most are focused on delivering the latest cutting edge and must complex solutions, which is a good one in my view.

On a serious note I'm absolutely convinced that usability is the way to go with simplicity as it focus, rather than multiplicity of features not needed at the infancy of a project. Driving a good user base at starting is very good for growth.

You need a strong team for your backup if you are planning to launch a social network site because the expense which you have to face to entirely develop a social network would be high enough until you yourself develop the entire platform. If you are running a low budget project then you can learn programming and developing yourself and try to develop the platform on your own.

This is what can be a better solution for you in minimal capital. There are a lot of social networking platforms out in the market so if you want to survive, you have to do something extra-ordinary which would be beneficial for the community as well to really make your platform go viral with a lot of user base.

[futile-resistance]

You may raise some funds from your friends & family and then hire some experienced programmers locally to build a prototype or jump in to learn the programming languages you prefer to use in your project...

instead of doing that, he can also share his idea here and if it's really good then someone might be able to work on it. or as an alternative, he can learn about it on his own.

Starting a business with no surety of profits and that too in debts taken from family or friends is not at all a good idea. Learning on his own is the good suggestion here. Nothing in this world is impossible and on proper coaching, any individual can develop a full working social network site. The only matter here would be with the time. OP really needs to invest 3-4 months of his time into learning proper skills to be able to develop the entire platform himself.

Today's markets are getting high and it really gets much costlier for any individual to hire a bunch of programmers to develop a platform which would work perfectly. Also the programming work is not that easy as it looks. Even minor mistakes can lead in failure of compiling the code.

[thereader]

In any case, we need money for marketing and attracting users. Posts on the forums will not achieve much.

[bobsav2121]

There's already a blockchain based-app out there mate...

https://bizzpro.co

[thereader]

There's already a blockchain based-app out there mate...

https://bizzpro.co

I think business-friendly is impossible without personality testing and developing some AI for determining each user's skills and potential.

[CryptoBry]

I have this burning desire for starting a social network but I lack the programming skills to achieve it. sometimes just wishing I had the money to hire the programmers to help me realize the project. Most times i have noticed the rate at which crypto-blockchain projects are failing recently is alarming, seeing that most are focused on delivering the latest cutting edge and must complex solutions, which is a good one in my view. On a serious note I'm absolutely convinced that usability is the way to go with simplicity as it focus, rather than multiplicity of features not needed at the infancy of a project. Driving a good user base at starting is very good for growth.

The concept of a social network that is connected with the blockchain and cryptocurrency is a very attractive idea but so far I could not think of a single project that eventually made it to the market. I am not really sure why...people are not really interested to be active in many new social media sites. In fact, we really need a Facebook-like servicing the needs of crypto lovers, holders and enthusiasts but unlucky not one made it with all the ICO projects focusing on this idea. I am suggesting that you make sure that your project will have solid Unique Selling Propositions (USP) so that people can be coming and staying.

[Jerryzack2]

You may raise some funds from your friends & family and then hire some experienced programmers locally to build a prototype or jump in to learn the programming languages you prefer to use in your project...

instead of doing that, he can also share his idea here and if it's really good then someone might be able to work on it. or as an alternative, he can learn about it on his own.

This will not be as easy as you may be thinking.
OP doesn't know to code nor has a team and also don't have a prototype. And also the entrepreneurs should have some own fund to start.

Peoples here are very skeptical and more likely will not invest in a project which is just in an IDEA stage.
That's why I said what I said above and that will be the easiest way to start. If Op can develop a prototype and can show a strong team then there could be a chance of getting investors otherwise not.

It's not 2015-2017 anymore where every ICO got funded, it's 2019 now and people learned their lessons from their past mistakes and now became skeptical.



Though it will be a different case if a coder wants to team up with OP and give life to the idea.

Will it be a good idea if I can share the idea here? Maybe it will interest the community or some developers to get involve.

[akamit]

Will it be a good idea if I can share the idea here? Maybe it will interest the community or some developers to get involve.

The "idea" is the first stage of any kind of projects. So it is valuable IMO if the IDEA is really the good one.
So if you present your Idea 100% and if it's a good one then someone may build the project right away and you will never know.
However, you can make a brief explanation of your IDEA to present to the community, so if any Dev feels good then he may show interest to help you.

Or you can make a new topic seeking a dev to team up with you and if anyone shows interest then you can share your idea privately. Chances are slim, but there is nothing wrong to try.

[Zemomtum]

I totally agreed with you on usability is the way to go with simplicity but of what different will this features have that we are lacking presently has others have opinioned. I love challenges but it could have better if you have programming skills so that you will be in the helm of affairs of most structures in the eco-system

[Blockchain Mechanic]

For those who are interested in such a project :- Project Xequium, i just posted that comments and constructive critics welcomed.

[CryptoBry]

In today's marketplace, there is a need for a better social media network one that can work with more privacy and control for the users while at the same time introducing innovations coming from the blockchain and cryptocurrency. I am wishing OP all the luck he needs and hope that he can be able to get team members who share the same ideals and energy for the project. We need more transformation on the field and we need more projects that offers something new for the people.

[the01crow]

In steemit, you can create trybe, basically a social media content (your orientation on what kind of topics,) in addition to being able to create a token, listed on the exchange engine steem platform, you do not need to program, you just need to pay and is not an absurd amount of money for the 2 things, platform+token.

[Bightening]

I just want to pop in to say this thread was helpful. I do have same challenge. Knowing to program is definitely the only option if you want to build something special and different.
But there’s always a start. I see posts suggesting you don’t necessarily need to program, but I don’t think so. I don’t know how to program, and have these crazy ideas that’s just on paper and then I checked online to find out some of the top successful app/technology products and they all had founders who knew how to code or were familiar with codes.
So I’m doing a bit of code learning myself online. But i think I’ll learn faster if I practiced by working with some local developer/programmer on my idea.
So, I’m going to suggest you do so yourself.