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Discussion on: Why Do I Keep Killing My Side Projects?

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Jess Lee

I also don't know if I really want to build a product or if I want the identity of someone who builds products.

It sounds like you are building products even if you don't have the users, but that's clearly not enough otherwise you wouldn't be considering them failures. What does success mean to you? Is the goal full-time entrepreneurship and eventually living off of your side projects?

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Ender Ahmet Yurt

That's a great question, and honestly one I haven't fully answered for myself yet.
I don't think the goal is full-time entrepreneurship or living off side projects. It's more about the creative need to build things outside of work — and the frustration when those things don't connect with anyone.
Maybe success for me is simpler than I thought: something I build that at least one person finds useful enough to keep using.