The cost of making my own luck

I've been a struggling entrepreneur for a while now. This is my honest reflection on the journey so far. Also, what am I planning to do in the near future? Answers to be found right in this article drafted during Friday afternoon while cooling down for the weekend ahead.

It seems like there is no end to my reflections on my free with tech journey:

The journey has been intense to say the least. Creating an online brand with digital products as a solopreneur for 7 months straight is one thing. The other is failing to get a job in the currently wild ICT market as a TypeScript-focused web developer. This past week was probably the most fluctuating since the start of the journey in January 2025 in regards to my daily mood.

But let me get to the point. I've reached 500 hours worked in the project I call free with tech. It's a raw part-time work for me at this point. If I count all other business (or charity?) activities of mine, I am averaging 130 hours of raw execution per month without a boss. Not a bad number but where am I headed? This reflection is my aim to answer this question.

The thing about creating something is that you don't know until you do it. There is no predefined path to follow and one needs to come up with it. This has been my reality this year and I haven't been closer to being an artist in my life. It's a lonely journey to be honest. But I love it.

Struggling entrepreneur. Unemployable. Building in public. Vibe coding. Entrepreneurship.

These are all the keywords that are popping up in my head on a daily basis during evening reflections. This is weird, right? Having a dream, following it daily with small actionable steps and no response. I am not going to lie that it is getting a bit emotional too. But hey, that's the path I decided to follow. No regrets here.

Let me repeat: I love it. But it cannot stay like this forever. I am building my empire on Internet right now and there are dividends in the future that will come out of it I am sure. However, the transition is hard for me. In 2024, I had my dream job. Unfortunately, just before Christmas, I was laid off together with my whole team. After 2 months of recovery, I've decided to build this. And this. Also this. Attended an IT meetup with my idea. Podcast. Documented my indie hacker journey here.

What for?

My own purpose and vision as companies have failed to give it to me till this point. Took responsibility and created it myself.

But the journey just starts here. I feel good about all of this. I've optimized my life in a way that I can sustain this lifestyle for months to come so let's see how it turns out. Crazy ride I know. The only aspect that I am failing at right now is earning money and this needs to improve during the upcoming months. It is also the reason why I am building multiple digital products and my own audience. If you want to support my journey, go subscribe!

Keep going.

PS: Let's talk if you have a freelance project in mind where I could be a good fit (TypeScript, ReactJS, NextJS, NodeJS focus).

Cheers.