Comment by Barooahn

I'm nearly 2 year in and just turned 50. This resonates with me. I'm a parent building an EdTech app for my child. He just plain refuses to read. All he wants to do is play Roblox or watch YouTube videos about playing games (or cats).

The hardest part isn't the code. For me it's when I see VC-backed competitors with full teams. When I look back and remember working in a team of 20 devs with PMs and other support staff, it's hard to plough on alone. I'm glad of AI or this project would have been impossible. When my boy reads a story the app generated and asks if he can read another one, it makes it all feel worth it.

The loneliness is real. No one to bounce ideas off, no one to celebrate small wins with. Thinking about launching on HN soon just to find other builders in the EdTech space.

Still figuring it out. But my child is reading again, so that's a win for me.