i've been building projects for a while now. i'm 25. About a year ago i got laid off and went full time on one of my Saas projects and grew it to $20k/month.
during that time i still hung out with my normie friends, but something felt off. My lifestyle/the structure of my day had become very different.
-i don't have to be in the same location all year long
-i don't have a specific schedule where i have to clock in/out at a certain time. I usually do some deep work in the morning, hit the gym and play sports in the afternoon.
- the 5-day work week doesn't apply to me. Sometimes i don't work on a weekday if i don't feel like it. If there's something urgent that needs my attention i do it at the moment, even if it's a weekend.
in an age where 1 person bootstrapped businesses are becoming a lot more common (something that is only gonna accelerate with AI), this 9-5 with weekends system feels so outdated to me.
last year i went to dinner with these app/Saas founders i met on Twitter. Just from a 1+ hour conversation i got so many insights and ideas. Things i should apply to my Saas. And i immediately thought: these are the people i should be around.
being around other killers that are in the App/Saas space brings more growth than anything else. You're constantly absorbing and exchanging ideas, you get more competitive too seeing other working hard.
i procrastinated on this a little too much, but this year i'm getting a house with other App/Saas founders for 3 months.
We're looking at houses in:
-New York
-Austin
-Miami
-Spain
-Bali
i'm looking for 3-5 more boostrapped founders to join us.
during that time i still hung out with my normie friends, but something felt off. My lifestyle/the structure of my day had become very different.
-i don't have to be in the same location all year long
-i don't have a specific schedule where i have to clock in/out at a certain time. I usually do some deep work in the morning, hit the gym and play sports in the afternoon.
- the 5-day work week doesn't apply to me. Sometimes i don't work on a weekday if i don't feel like it. If there's something urgent that needs my attention i do it at the moment, even if it's a weekend.
in an age where 1 person bootstrapped businesses are becoming a lot more common (something that is only gonna accelerate with AI), this 9-5 with weekends system feels so outdated to me.
last year i went to dinner with these app/Saas founders i met on Twitter. Just from a 1+ hour conversation i got so many insights and ideas. Things i should apply to my Saas. And i immediately thought: these are the people i should be around.
being around other killers that are in the App/Saas space brings more growth than anything else. You're constantly absorbing and exchanging ideas, you get more competitive too seeing other working hard.
i procrastinated on this a little too much, but this year i'm getting a house with other App/Saas founders for 3 months.
We're looking at houses in:
-New York
-Austin
-Miami
-Spain
-Bali
i'm looking for 3-5 more boostrapped founders to join us.
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