20 September 2021 was the first day I became unemployed and started working for myself.
four small but successful products (all will be mentioned later in this post)
survived a drama that almost killed my business
my total revenue across all products is about $45K/month at ~90% profit.
$45K/month at ~90% profit.
Thanks to 7 years working in the industry, I picked up a lot of useful skills: frontend, backend, DevOps, mobile apps, game dev, and a bit of UX/UI design.
Working alone mean I don’t have to spend time on discussions, meeting, and more time for building.
Even thought I’m at a very small scale, I feel much more confident talking about business now compared to when
Even thought I’m at a very small scale, I feel much more confident talking about business now compared to when I was just an employee doing what being told.
Right now, I don’t have a long-term plan. I only have a general guideline that I live to: stay healthy, make more money by doing things that I’m interested in, all
Right now, I don’t have a long-term plan. I only have a general guideline that I live to: stay healthy, make more money by doing things that I’m interested in, all of that while not sacrificing my freedom.
If you plan to work alone like me, try to become a generalist: know a bit of everything. For example, if you are a developer, don’t restrict yourself to only work as a frontend dev, try to develop in backend too, and mobile apps, and design, then also learn marketing, etc. Make use of the 80/20 rule: use 20% of your effort to capture 80% of the value.
Ship early, ship small, ship frequently. Don’t stuck on one idea for too long if it doesn’t work. Practice shipping products more frequently to build “muscle memory”.
My solopreneur story: zero to $45K/mo in 2 years
20 September 2021 was the first day I became unemployed and started working for myself.
four small but successful products (all will be mentioned later in this post)
survived a drama that almost killed my business
my total revenue across all products is about $45K/month at ~90% profit.
$45K/month at ~90% profit.
Thanks to 7 years working in the industry, I picked up a lot of useful skills: frontend, backend, DevOps, mobile apps, game dev, and a bit of UX/UI design.
Working alone mean I don’t have to spend time on discussions, meeting, and more time for building.
Even thought I’m at a very small scale, I feel much more confident talking about business now compared to when
Even thought I’m at a very small scale, I feel much more confident talking about business now compared to when I was just an employee doing what being told.
Right now, I don’t have a long-term plan. I only have a general guideline that I live to: stay healthy, make more money by doing things that I’m interested in, all
Right now, I don’t have a long-term plan. I only have a general guideline that I live to: stay healthy, make more money by doing things that I’m interested in, all of that while not sacrificing my freedom.
If you plan to work alone like me, try to become a generalist: know a bit of everything. For example, if you are a developer, don’t restrict yourself to only work as a frontend dev, try to develop in backend too, and mobile apps, and design, then also learn marketing, etc. Make use of the 80/20 rule: use 20% of your effort to capture 80% of the value.
Ship early, ship small, ship frequently. Don’t stuck on one idea for too long if it doesn’t work. Practice shipping products more frequently to build “muscle memory”.
