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Well I'm 30 and I've "wasted" countless hours in projects as well that didn't give me any money back. I've started coding websites since I was 10, with the idea
by thiago_fm 8y ago
Well I'm 30 and I've "wasted" countless hours in projects as well that didn't give me any money back. I've started coding websites since I was 10, with the idea of making money and turning into a successful entrepreneur. Today, I write code for a living in a company. Those "wasted" hours definitely made me a very very competitive person in the job market, I bet that if did all those things you mention, that will be the case as well.
That doesn't mean I'm not successful. It just didn't work out and it is normal. For every billionaire, there is a lot of people like us.
I would also ignore the comments about not being good at selling etc, building products and making a lot of money has a lot of luck involved. There are things we can definitely keep improving, but that in my opinion, isn't what is going to get us what we want. There is a good amount of randomness and luck in this process. A lot of people are working hard, that doesn't mean a thing. Only a few can succeed.
We're just "test subjects" in this world. Don't take this too seriously as some type of failure. Just use your skills you got to make a living and if you are willing, make more products, or give up, it doesn't matter, really. And chill.
Thanks for everything that you have built that didn't work out.
- open-source-ux 8y ago"There is a good amount of randomness and luck in this process." I agree with this. Just take a look at 'Show HN' - there are many excellent projects that get no traction at all. And then there a few lucky ones that suddenly take-off. There's no "wisdom of the crowds" moment that propels one project to success over another because it's more worthy or excellent - it really is random in so many cases. But rather than see that as a negative, take comfort from the fact that everyone is in the same boat. Plus, the fact that the original poster actually built these projects is an impressive feat in itself. Many of us never even get beyond the 'idea-in-our-head' stage.
- thiago_fm 8y agoYeah, people need to be more chill about that