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Pradeep CE
Pradeep CE

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I Quit My Job to Become an Indie Maker

I finally did it: I quit my well-paying full-time job a few days ago to become an indie maker!

For context, I am a 28-year old Indian male. I am single, and don’t have any financial dependents. I live in Chennai, India.

I’ve always wanted to build things with software. I’ve always wanted to travel, see places, understand different cultures, meet interesting people, and gain perspectives… and I wanted to do all this while working on things that I loved. I was fascinated to learn many years ago that there was a term for this: digital nomad. And another word for someone building something on their own: indie maker. I am not one for labels, but I did identify a lot with these.

It took me a few years, but I’ve finally taken the leap of faith. My dream is to build a bootstrapped company as a solo maker.

Have you been through a similar journey? What advice would you give yourself if you were to do it all over again?


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PradeepKumar K 🚀

Best of luck Pradeep 🙂️

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Pradeep CE

Thanks Pradeep :P

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