After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it anymore. I quit.

Re:After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it... by tomc1985 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @04:51PM (#25105261)

'Working on the side' doesn't work so well for me. I've tried it, and I really struggle to make any progress. I also make art and usually that's where my productive free time goes. And switching off the artistic side is bad for me, mentally. Side projects and art draw from the same pool of mental energy as my day job and they both get the back seat, unfortunately.

That's part of why I would really like to make a clean break... I just can't do the weekend warrior thing

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Re:After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it... by tpxl on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:48AM (#25110272)

You can still do a 6 or 4 hour work-day at your day job, and dedicate the rest of the work-day to your project.

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Re:After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it... by kungito on Sunday November 15, 2020 @05:35PM (#25105620)

Want some cake with it too?

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Re:After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it... by tomc1985 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @05:47PM (#25105709)

I don't really see how trying to find a way to sacrifice one's cushy job and income instead of free time is "having your cake and eating it too"

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Re:After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it... by ZephyrBlu on Sunday November 15, 2020 @06:05PM (#25105840)

I believe the parent comment is actually implying the opposite.

You said, "it really underscores the reality that most of these founders have rich family or friends to fall back on", someone else replied saying that they've been bootstrapping a business on the side and you come back with, "I just can't do the weekend warrior thing".

You can't say "well only rich people can start a business!" and then dismiss bootstrapping as an option just because you personally can't "do the weekend warrior thing".

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Re:After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it... by tomc1985 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @06:17PM (#25105922)

I wasn't dismissing bootstrapping. That's how I intend to do it. All I said was that weekend warrioring wasn't for me. I have a plan that allows me to optimize for already-spoken-for free-time; that's what this entire thread is about

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