Releasing a product is no easy task, you sir have got that right.
Even in an established company, even releasing just a hardware update to an existing product can be a daunting task.
My dream as a kid was always to build something cool that works and is then successful. And I very effectively devised, doodled and built proof of concepts and working prototypes. Then proceeded to design for manufacturing with already the first failures or shortfalls appearing. And even when that succeeds there's then deployment, acceptance and field operations.
I've seen how difficult the whole process is when working with a reduced team and moderate ressources. I cannot imagine doing it mostly alone and from scratch. Then again what I build isn't a bicycle.
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