Sep 28, 2023·edited Sep 28, 2023Liked by Leonardo Creed
Absolutely LOVED this one. Until today I've chosen the 'safe' path, and now I'm at the stage where I'm thinking if it suits me. It's very eye-opening to read about some failure stories, especially the 12 years one. In the end though - his advice was to try, take a break working fulltime if needed, and go right back at it :)
Right with you, Anton. Just working on building an audience and feeling it out for now and hopefully give myself the opportunity to make a product later.
Awesome article, Leonardo. Loved hearing the insights and takeaways from these indie hackers who made it (and failed along the way to getting there)
Sep 28, 2023·edited Sep 28, 2023Liked by Leonardo Creed
I liked the "scratching the entrepreneurial itch". If we set an expectation of making big money we are going to have an immense amount of pressure. Like you said it's easier to go through a job to high salaries than indie hacking.
But being able to experience the entrepreneurship part without the big downsides of going full-time indie hacking is super valuable. I think most of us have the idea of starting something for years until we start it
I wouldn't say to do it just for fun without any goal, that could lead to not having consistency. Instead, it's doing it with a safety net.
Great post. Scratching the entrepreneurial itch is a good one. If you can build up the side income, you can potentially replace your full-time job and make far more money, and not be dependent on an employer that could fire you at anytime. I'm working on my own side business right now of Astro website themes, and it's been fun. Just getting started and have been documenting my journey on X (Twitter). It's definitely an adventure figuring out both the business and marketing aspects which are so different from traditional software engineering.
Absolutely LOVED this one. Until today I've chosen the 'safe' path, and now I'm at the stage where I'm thinking if it suits me. It's very eye-opening to read about some failure stories, especially the 12 years one. In the end though - his advice was to try, take a break working fulltime if needed, and go right back at it :)
Thanks Anton! I agree - we’re lucky to be in a profession where we have so many options.
Right with you, Anton. Just working on building an audience and feeling it out for now and hopefully give myself the opportunity to make a product later.
Awesome article, Leonardo. Loved hearing the insights and takeaways from these indie hackers who made it (and failed along the way to getting there)
Who knows Jordan, maybe we'll collaborate some day :)
I liked the "scratching the entrepreneurial itch". If we set an expectation of making big money we are going to have an immense amount of pressure. Like you said it's easier to go through a job to high salaries than indie hacking.
But being able to experience the entrepreneurship part without the big downsides of going full-time indie hacking is super valuable. I think most of us have the idea of starting something for years until we start it
I wouldn't say to do it just for fun without any goal, that could lead to not having consistency. Instead, it's doing it with a safety net.
Great post. Scratching the entrepreneurial itch is a good one. If you can build up the side income, you can potentially replace your full-time job and make far more money, and not be dependent on an employer that could fire you at anytime. I'm working on my own side business right now of Astro website themes, and it's been fun. Just getting started and have been documenting my journey on X (Twitter). It's definitely an adventure figuring out both the business and marketing aspects which are so different from traditional software engineering.
How do non-developers find a way in?