Now

This is my "now page" – inspired by Derek Sivers’ idea that we should all have a simple page answering "What are you focused on right now?" Think of it as what you’d tell a friend you hadn’t seen in a year.

No algorithms, no character limits, no social media noise. Just an honest snapshot of where I am right now, updated whenever something significant changes. Check out nownownow.com if you want to see what others are up to.

The Big Leap

I’m currently living in that weird liminal space between "employee" and "solopreneur". You see, I decided to hand in my resignation at the end of April 2025 giving 4 months notice to help with transition periods. My last day with the company is August 28th, 2025. After that? It’s just me, my laptop, and whatever I can build. I’ve enjoyed my time with the company, especially the whole IT team. But it’s time to move on.

You know that feeling when you’re standing at the edge of a diving board? That stomach-flip moment where you’ve committed to the jump but haven’t actually jumped yet? That’s pretty much my entire existence right now. I wake up some mornings feeling like a genius who’s finally taking control of their destiny. Other mornings, I wonder if I’ve completely lost my mind.

The strangest part is how different everything feels when you know there’s an end date. Suddenly, every meeting you could do without attending feels like borrowed time. Every process that used to frustrate me now just seems... temporary. It’s like I’m watching someone else’s life from the outside.

The practical side of my brain keeps running calculations: savings runway, health insurance, what happens if nothing works. But there’s this other part that’s just pure excitement about finally testing all those ideas I’ve been collecting in my notebook for years. No more "someday when I have time" – time is about to be all I have.

Scary? Absolutely. Exciting? Even more so. Necessary? Without a doubt

Learning Mode Activated

I recently took the plunge on Pat Walls’s Starter Story lifetime deal. His videos have been genuinely inspiring – seeing real people build real businesses without venture capital or fancy degrees. To be frank, the prices I saw were a little eye-watering and made me wince a few times.

I did some research on Starter Story to find reviews from others who had used it. Reddit was mostly negative experiences with some responses from Pat (or a member of staff of Starter Story) here and there. The more positive experiences I came across were mainly from blog posts. Paid promotion or usage of affiliate links? I didn’t check.

With a mix of negative (albeit a year or more ago) and positive reviews, I sat on the fence for a few weeks. I just couldn’t make up my mind. I’d prefer to have a lifetime package rather than pay for a full year, but I couldn’t justify the price. Then an email dropped. Something about that Memorial Weekend discount felt like a sign. So I took that plunge.

I’ve not dug deep into all the resources yet, but I’m excited to see what tools and community insights are waiting for me in there. I’ll keep you posted whether it was worth shelling out for.

Experiment: No Social Media

This whole journey as a solopreneur is also an experiment in an attempt to build profitable niche businesses without relying on social media. Not because I’m anti-technology, but because I’m tired of algorithms deciding who sees my work.

I’d like to see if it’s even possible to build something sustainable through:

Direct value creation
Genuine content that helps people
Good old-fashioned problem-solving
Community building that doesn’t depend on engagement metrics

That’s not to say that I won’t use social media at all. Perhaps, for some I will, for others I won’t. It would be interesting to see how each of them performs against the other. I’m not fully decided yet on how this is all going to work. I’ll explore more and figure this out. When I do, I’ll be sure to let you know my approach.

Why I’m Doing This

Honestly? Because I’m tired of building other people’s dreams while my own ideas collect dust in a notebook. I’ve spent years helping others grow while wondering what I could accomplish if I directed that same energy toward my own projects. I’m sure every developer has this thought at least twice or more in a year.

This isn’t about getting rich quick or becoming the next startup success story. It’s about proving to myself that I can create something valuable, sustainable, and entirely mine. No investment capital, no loans, no grants or anything remotely similar.

Plus, someone needs to document what it’s really like to make this transition without the usual Silicon Valley mythology. The real story. With all the boring parts, the small wins, and the inevitable moments of "what the hell am I doing?" - of which I’m sure there are going to be many of!

My aim is to update this page every 1-2 months, but sometimes life will get in the way and it’ll be delayed. That being said, any recent activity will always be in post somewhere on the start page. This page will mainly be updated whenever something significant happens or when I realize I haven’t updated it in a while.

If you’re on a similar journey or thinking about making the leap, drop me a line . Let’s figure this out together.

Other things

To finish off, here are some other things I’m doing right now which I may mention in future blog posts:

Building my first ever Livewire markdown editor package for Laravel
Listening to remastered Alan Watts recordings from the foundation.

Last updated on June 30th, 2025