Ok, so I'm in the 0.05% - I think one of the biggest tricks is staying there ... plod & push, etc. My biggest frustration is impatience!! Daily reminder is that a year ago, my site didn't even exist! You are right, we are beating the odds. BTW... I followed on Twitter! We should help each other build those numbers!!
Love this. It's almost a list of things you should set as priorities for your startup.
How do we get started on development? How do we get to launch? How do we get blogged about? How do we get a paying customer?