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by ferennag 1036 days ago
Funny you say that, I actually started learning iOS/MacOS development recently, my goal was to release some apps on the App Store.

I don't have problems with learning and building the apps, my problem is how to come up with an app idea that people would actually use, and I could monetize it somehow.
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hereonout2 1036 days ago
This is the problem 99.9% of software people have though? Most could write the software for a wordle, flappy bird or Twitter clone.

But coming up with that idea, executing it correctly and having a whole lot of luck is out of reach for the majority.

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ferennag 1036 days ago
Yeah, facts. So how to overcome this?
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hereonout2 1036 days ago
The million dollar question, I'll let you know if I find the answer!

I wouldn't underestimate the luck part though even if you do come up with a brilliant well executed idea.

I've acquaintances who spent years trying to commercialise side projects that have eventually come to nothing. A lot of disappointment but I guess you've got to put the hours in and try something to even have a chance.

Personally always thought the idea of something low key with a continuous income stream sounded the most realistic, as others in this thread allude to. But you still need the idea, the execution and the luck.

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yowlingcat 1036 days ago
There is no quick fix besides working in an industry that's valuable and has lots of broken problems to solve. As I alluded to in a comment I made elsewhere on this thread, it might be valuable to use this to think about your next role. Is your current role in an industry that doesn't expose you to these problems, and would you rather get more exposure?

For me, I got a lot of exposure to these problems in the time I spent working at startups using technology to solve big problems in large industries that aren't conventionally "tech" but this is a long term play; it took me a decade of doing this to start to develop a perspective on where my previous companies, as great of a job as they did, still left certain problems unsolved, problems I would go on to solve at my own company. This isn't a quick solution to your problem but it does work.

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