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by CloudBuddy 2841 days ago
This is what I followed when I built CloudBuddy (https://cloudbuddy.cloud). For any side project it starts off being exciting and looking like a climbable mountain. Then when you start getting into it, it seems daunting. Each day I would tell myself I am going to put one foot in front of the other and walk up the mountain. No matter how slow it seems, I will make it to the top. Some days I was so burned out; those were the days that I only worked 5 minutes on it and called it a day. Other days, I was into it and naturally blew beyond the 5 minutes.

It took me 2 years and 3 months to launch CloudBuddy (which has paying users). There isn't anything special about me or my circumstances - I'm married, have a child and have a day job.

If anyone is having difficulty working consistently on their side project and it would help to have someone to talk to, email or drop me a line. My contact info is in my profile.