5 ms·

Good stuff. I've seen a bit of negativity about this being a waste of time since you're not making equivalent money to old job. For those people: This isn’t an

Good stuff. I've seen a bit of negativity about this being a waste of time since you're not making equivalent money to old job. For those people: This isn’t any different from spending time earning a degree by returning to full-time study. And your attempts are growing. The compound interest from these investments in time and effort will help you regardless. Even if you fail on every business at first you'll still get so much experience and momentum you can't help but do better next time. And I doubt any will actually fail: each will have an element that wasn't good enough but still capable of being tweaked to fix it. Even if you don't fix it, you've still learnt something in the attempt.

TAForObvReasons 7y ago
There's a simpler explanation, and the post actually touches on the point when discussing Is It Keto: > I abandoned the site in April but came back four months later after realizing that it had grown by itself without me. As a salaried employee, you aren't actually building anything that accretes value to yourself in that way. You don't show up for work for 4 months and you'll likely be fired. Obviously it never works out forever, but the value you build when striking out on your own has a much longer potency than getting paid in cash and stock.
- jldugger 7y ago
  I just don't understand how you can set up a business and not noticed the increased revenue.
tempsy 7y ago
OP isn't explicit about it but he's effectively F.I.R.E'd. These are projects to keep the mind fresh in what is early retirement. If that weren't the case building an actual business requires a lot more time, energy, resources even as a solo founder than what I'm getting from the blog post.
- ronyfadel 7y ago
  Or OP could be T.I.R.E.D. :) He’s doing his best to bootstrap his multiple products, but is prioritizing intellectual curiosity, building neat things while not burning out. At least, that’s my view of it.

TAForObvReasons 7y ago

There's a simpler explanation, and the post actually touches on the point when discussing Is It Keto: > I abandoned the site in April but came back four months later after realizing that it had grown by itself without me. As a salaried employee, you aren't actually building anything that accretes value to yourself in that way. You don't show up for work for 4 months and you'll likely be fired. Obviously it never works out forever, but the value you build when striking out on your own has a much longer potency than getting paid in cash and stock.

jldugger 7y ago
I just don't understand how you can set up a business and not noticed the increased revenue.

tempsy 7y ago

OP isn't explicit about it but he's effectively F.I.R.E'd. These are projects to keep the mind fresh in what is early retirement. If that weren't the case building an actual business requires a lot more time, energy, resources even as a solo founder than what I'm getting from the blog post.

ronyfadel 7y ago
Or OP could be T.I.R.E.D. :) He’s doing his best to bootstrap his multiple products, but is prioritizing intellectual curiosity, building neat things while not burning out. At least, that’s my view of it.