> Spent 2 years learning to code while making a flappy bird clone I thought would get me rich
> Released it free with in app purchases and made -$182 (minus Apple developer license)
> Got sad
> Had some friends get obsessed with it
> Made me happy seeing others getting joy from something I made
> Wanted to build something else
> Started 5 other games I never finished
> Watched Silicon Valley (tres commas!)
> Started web development
> Worked on a website for 2 years
> Finally showed it to others and made $0
> Decided to stop wasting 2 years on every project
> Read make by Pieter Levels
> Built an app in a month over Christmas
> Released it scrappy to r/sideproject
> Made a sale in 15 minutes
> Had the biggest flood of good hormones I’ve ever had
> Kept getting sales
> Thinking I’m a front for scammers to test stolen credit cards
> Get feedback from lots of actual users
> Fix bugs for 7 days straight and add features actual paying users want
> Made over $10,000 in two months
> Realised this is real
> Started the next month’s project
My startup journey:
> Spent 2 years learning to code while making a flappy bird clone I thought would get me rich
> Released it free with in app purchases and made -$182 (minus Apple developer license)
> Got sad
> Had some friends get obsessed with it
> Made me happy seeing others getting joy from something I made
> Wanted to build something else
> Started 5 other games I never finished
> Watched Silicon Valley (tres commas!)
> Started web development
> Worked on a website for 2 years
> Finally showed it to others and made $0
> Decided to stop wasting 2 years on every project
> Read make by Pieter Levels
> Built an app in a month over Christmas
> Released it scrappy to r/sideproject
> Made a sale in 15 minutes
> Had the biggest flood of good hormones I’ve ever had
> Kept getting sales
> Thinking I’m a front for scammers to test stolen credit cards
> Get feedback from lots of actual users
> Fix bugs for 7 days straight and add features actual paying users want
> Made over $10,000 in two months
> Realised this is real
> Started the next month’s project
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