[Tawheed]

FALSE. This has nothing to do with going solo. What he didn't do was go through a concrete thinking process in selecting the idea. He probably just "jumped right into coding" -- I've done this before too, we all have.

When you go through a real thinking process and tether yourself to a set of goals that your idea tries to solve, and write down why your solution is valuable, it will do MORE THAN SUFFICIENTLY pull you up during the down slopes, and will also help you objectively analyze your next steps.

He's not failing because he doesn't have another dumb shit next to him telling him to "keep going!" He's failing because he didn't start with a solid foundation and vision.