| I am in your shoes and I don't think we're alone. I have a long list of failed ventures and it sucks. Thinking about this recently, I've attributed some of my failure to my youth. I use to be in such a hurry to be successful. Maybe it was ego or ambition or a twisted sense of competition with all the other 20-something founders, but building because you're "behind" definitely wasn't the right approach. And because I was in a hurry, I never stopped to really invest in an idea. I'd build something in 6 months and if I didn't see any traction, I'd move on to a totally unrelated idea instead of pivoting - truly throwing away my efforts. I'm in my 30s now and life's slowing down. To some degree, my dreams of uber-success have died and I don't really feel that same hunger I use to. Maybe it's complacency, maybe it's just my age and refocusing on things that make me happy. Don't get me wrong, I still work on side-projects, but I'm approaching it from a place of building on my strengths, rather than reinventing the wheel every 6 months. So I'm not changing ideas anymore, but pivoting to semi-related ideas where my work builds upon itself. I'm also focused on an industry I've been working in for the last decade. I've been able to reach out to my network to brainstorm and discuss the value I'm bringing to the table. Who knows what will happen, but I'm not in a hurry anymore and I've found enjoyment in work, life, and my project. |