[senttoschool]

Here are my reasons:

- Solve a problem for myself

- Learn new tech stack that I don't get to at work with hope that it might increase my salary one day

- Make some side income

- Chance of it becoming a real business

[tomkarho]

This but also, I want to turn the second one around a little:

- Learn new tech stack that I don't get to at work with hope that it might keep me employable in case I am laid off