I wish there was more content like this - "making hundreds (not thousands) of $ in MRR after y years". Give a dose of realism and pinpoint the second benefit —

I wish there was more content like this - "making hundreds (not thousands) of $ in MRR after y years". Give a dose of realism and pinpoint the second benefit — the skillset that is truly unique and worth it. You no longer care about an isolated Jira ticket. You see a thread from vision to execution. As a dev, you start to value other parts of the company and build better bridges/interfaces between teams. As someone said, building something on your own feels like staring into the abyss and eating glass. Be aware, it's not for everyone and can cost you — not only $$$ but relationships and health. And that is even if you are passionate about the thing. It reminds me of Steve Jobs's thoughts on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PznJqxon4zE&ab_channel=coachkriengsak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PznJqxon4zE&ab_channel=coach... Having started a side project in 2018 myself (now in low $$$$ MRR), I can attest that passion is key — because it's what you would do in your free time anyway.