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Quit my job—now a Product Maker full-time!

Ilona Codes on December 19, 2019

A while ago, I realized that working as a Software Engineer on the product that doesn’t belong to me, unfortunately, doesn’t drive and motivate me ...
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Ben Sinclair

Last months every day I was coming to work, I asked myself

I've been asking myself the same thing for years.

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devrambeno

Same

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Ilona Codes

So you need to change something! Try to find and understand what excites you the most, and then think and plan how you can make it a full-time thing 😉

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Ben Sinclair

That's not as simple as it sounds when you have bills to pay!

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Ilona Codes

I know. It's a good idea to save some money and eventually when you have six months of runaway, and then start your journey.

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Ben Sinclair

That's also not easy, I spend more than I earn just treading water.

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Kane Ong • Edited

I took the leap a few years ago, here is what I found:

  1. Having a negative revenue startup is more terrifying than a boring full-time job.
  2. When you are desperate to monetize your product, it will not be the "perfect" product anymore.
  3. Reaching a self-sustainable stage is more important than finding investors.

The points above do not apply if:

  1. You have a wealthy family.
  2. Your startup has backed by reputable investors.
  3. Your product has sustainable revenue already.

All the best.

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Jakub Sarnowski

Totally agree! I found the same conclusions after my startup leap.

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Nick Young

Congrats on having the bravery to take the leap! I just recently left an agency that I was working for to start up my own agency for a lot of the same reasons. Thank you for sharing it's nice to know there are others out there in the same boat.

I wish you all the best with your new adventure and hope it goes beyond what you dream!

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Ilona Codes

Thanks a lot for your kind words! I wish you good luck and success as well in your upcoming journey! 🎉

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Karan Shah

I hope your product achieves great heights! All the best

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Ilona Codes

Thank you very much! 🙏

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RealToughCandy.io

Congrats!

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Ilona Codes

Thank you!

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Ben Halpern

Congrats!

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Ilona Codes

Thank you! 🙂

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Andrew Brown 🇨🇦

Signup for StartupSchool January 2020.
You'll be able to get lots of free Cloud Computing credits and other services.

startupschool.org/

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jawwad22

Best of Luck =)

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Ali Sherief

I was wondering why you didn't post here for so long. Glad that you're making something that you enjoy. (Yes this comment is coming 2 days later than I planned but don't mind that please.)

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sanidz

What formal certification did you took if any? (Product Owner)
What experience with management roles did you have?

"Ilona Codes" should now be "Ilona Makes".