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by dkulchenko 2254 days ago
For me, I took 2 years off of programming entirely and did something completely unrelated (started a monthly subscription box, so mostly marketing/sales/procurement).

I was completely burned out and couldn't stand to code even side projects when I started the hiatus. When I was ready and got back into it again, the passion was 100% back. Still going strong 3 years since.
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sigwinch28 2254 days ago
How did you start a monthly subscription box without programming? outsourcing? hiring?
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dkulchenko 2254 days ago
I used Cratejoy to handle the e-commerce backend, so the extent of it was some minor HTML/CSS work. There's existing solutions for Shopify that do the same as well, so no programming needed.

Later on (still running 5 years later), when I got back into coding again, I got rid of Cratejoy and wrote the backend from scratch in Ruby.

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dbancajas 2254 days ago
how is your subscription box business now? is it stronger due to COVID?
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dkulchenko 2253 days ago
Yeah, shockingly enough despite the economic situation. Business-wise, it's been the best quarter yet, outpacing even holiday gifting peaks.
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