I don't really agree with this. I successfully did better in less time working full time and having it address a personal problem had nothing to do with my driv

I don't really agree with this. I successfully did better in less time working full time and having it address a personal problem had nothing to do with my drive to see it through. I just think that at some level you have to be passionate about what you're doing. My product idea was focused on a relatively boring area: sales proposals. What excited me was the idea that I could do some really interesting things to change how proposals are created and presented. That's what helped me get to this point. Also, doing everything yourself is brutal so don't. I don't have a cofounder but I outsourced the less important tasks so I could focus on the critical ones. I outsourced some content creation (sample proposals that I edited later), some of the code (after laying down the foundation), and even competitive research or personal tasks that would've taken my focus away from my product. Aside from that, make sure to get support. Find people that are going through the same thing and find great advisors; you'll need both. It's a lot of work but well worth it!