I agree with the sentiment of this article, building things for yourself first, means that you have the foundation for creating value: 1. a certain kind of prob

I agree with the sentiment of this article, building things for yourself first, means that you have the foundation for creating value: 1. a certain kind of problem to solve. 2. an idea how to solve it in a way that you find satisfying. That's a good reason to build something, and build it in a certain way. Chances are, there will be others that also want to work like that.