Comment by apparent
8 days ago
It doesn't prove the model won't work for anyone. It just shows that for this one person, it hasn't worked out awesome. I think there are some folks who end up doing quite well as solopreneurs, but they tend not to talk about it on the internet, lest their niche become more visible, which could erode their margins.
Did you notice how you used the word “solopreneur” thus supporting my point.
I don't think I understood the distinction between being a "pure indie solo hacker" and "indie entrepreneur"/"indie salesman".
Are you saying that one cannot make a living just hacking around?
> Are you saying that one cannot make a living just hacking around?
You probably can survive, but not come even close to the salary you'd get being hired by some well established company.
The distinction is what you put first - business (and make hacking constraint by it) or hacking.