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by mechanical_fish
4339 days ago
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No, your second sentence is factually incorrect (except for the first clause, of course). Don't let the fact that you're not interested in building a business fool you into thinking that building a business is more difficult than it is. You're not interested in building a business. That became clear when I read your sentence: "At the end of the day we aren't that driven by money, and we aren't really running a business." I didn't even need to glance at your "anti-sales page", though that page certainly hammers the point home, then jumps up and down on it for good measure. It's not a radical act of rebellion to do good work at your day job, get paid, go home after work, and have fun building things in your spare time without any thought of profit. This is how most of my favorite people live their lives. This is all fine. What is not fine is trying to define this happy life as a "failed business" and trying to calculate the "ROI" of your fun, then lapsing into despair because the spreadsheet has a zero in it. That hasn't been doing your happiness any favors, it isn't doing your audience any favors, and it isn't leading you to draw sensible conclusions. Stop being an uninspired businessperson and become an inspired maker of stuff. You're almost there. |
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I think you're right and I'm at my best when I'm an inspired maker of stuff.
My hope is that sharing our experiences, we transition to making awesome stuff and sharing it with other people that like what we do.
You're also right on trying to calculate the "ROI" on our fun is the wrong approach. At best revenue is a data point, not the goal in itself. If the goal was money for its own sake, we'd make much different choices.