[seanwilson]

> Similarly, I feel so happy when I could build things, make progress or make things better. As it’s not a VC-backed startup, exponential growth is not mandatory for me. What I want to do is to make my product better instead of just making it bigger.

Great post! I can relate with growing my own paid side project (https://www.checkbot.io, a Chrome extension for SEO). There's a big initial buzz with making the first sales as you never know how it's going to be received when you first make it public. After you get used to the sales getting more steady and predictable though, I don't find the marketing and sales side that interesting - I'm more motivated by the feeling I get from making something that people find useful and easy to use.

Having a project that I can manage myself is also much more appealing than the stress of e.g. having to get funding and hire people as well. I enjoy posts about apps/startups that aim for and are satisfied with modest profits instead growing huge. I can never relate to stories about mega rich people trying to get even richer.