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Here’s my ongoing documentation of building apps, life updates, and whatever else crosses my mind: The real story. All the wins, failures, technical details, and "what was I thinking?" moments. Every post is a snapshot of progress, learning, or just general rambling. No polished marketing speak here, just the messy reality of figuring things out as I go.
If you’re on a similar journey or thinking about making the leap from employee to solopreneur, these posts might help you avoid some of my mistakes (and maybe inspire you to make some new ones). Start with the latest posts below, or jump back to the beginning to see how this all started.
Three submissions, two rejections, one Small Business Program acceptance. BillKit's bumpy road to the App Store, AudiBar's streaming makeover, and the Kanodo decision I keep postponing. January brings the thing I'm dreading most: actually telling people these apps exist. On a budget of approximately zero.
Less than two weeks since my last post and reality keeps teaching expensive lessons. Audibar's first sale lost 50% to fees. Chronode launched with bugs only real usage revealed. BillKit went from invoice folder to native app in eight days. The pattern from last time holds: shipping surfaces problems building never will.
Four months since my last update and I've left employment to build independently. I've launched AudiBar, built Chronode and Kanodo, archived two platform concepts, and learned that EU compliance costs more than expected. The technical challenges are easy - running a business is the hard part.
I document my first week transitioning from employee to solopreneur, exploring two new app ideas, while dealing with typical developer challenges like bugs and the urge to rebuild tools I just bought. I’m establishing a weekly standup format to track progress over my remaining 81 days before going solo.