Ask HN: What's the best way to become an independent software developer?

Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to become an independent soft... by dylanhassinger on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @10:39PM (#38008508)

build something and launch it. charge money for it. publish about it. repeat.

check out @indiehackers and @levelsio, and the book "start small stay small" by rob walling

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to become an independent soft... by bavell on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @10:57PM (#38008623)

This is the way. Just dive in and start with something.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to become an independent soft... by davidw on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @11:00PM (#38008647)

This is the 'best' way, absolutely, but it's not the easiest and it's tricky if you need a regular income.

But even if you try and it doesn't work out 100%, you still learn a ton.

Rob has a new book out, by the way, "The SaaS Playbook". Haven't read it yet, so not sure how it is, but "Start Small, Stay Small" is one of the best business books I've ever read because he went out on a limb with real, practical advice rather than handwavy BS. That means it's a bit dated now, but probably still worth a quick read.

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