How long does it really take to get an idea off the ground?

"Just getting started on an idea or been slogging away for awhile, and now you’re left wondering: how long does it really take to get an idea off the ground?

You’re not alone.

I recently received an email from one of my readers Carla who wrote:

Poornima,

Well, it’s officially been a year since I started working on my idea, and I still haven’t shipped it…

At first, I was just trying to get over the hump of thinking it was good enough. Then I debated on quitting my day job, but I really didn’t have the means to because I have a mortgage and day care expenses, so I started working on the idea on the side." Read more