[onlyrealcuzzo]

You're definitely not a Wantrepreneur. You're trying things. So I think you've definitely got what it takes to build something great.

As a developer who has built a few decent side projects and turned down some investment money -- if I can give engineers any advice, it's:

Stop trying to build services on your own.

Sure, if you're REALLY passionate about something SaaS-y or if you're REALLY determined to be a billionaire, I guess starting your own VC-funded SaaS is the way to go.

You seem to be like most people who just wants to build/run your own thing and make a decent living, maybe a living a bit better than what you have currently.

If that's the case, I really recommend trying to sell a product instead (and not a software one). It's not quite as satisfying, but it's much less time-consuming and the odds of generating a meaningful profit in a reasonable amount of time are MUCH higher.