Comment by rorylaitila

I used to really burn out before I ever got any traction. Basing motivation on any external reward is just too hard, too much of the time.

I work now on multiple business projects that interest me. Short term my paying clients, medium term tools I build for myself and clients that I can also sell, long term hobby that might turn into something (adretro.com is my fun).

Before the VC carnival money era, this is probably the default way to build.