Startups in Web3 don’t follow straight lines. The technology shifts under your feet, the rules are unclear, and the grind is relentless. In Episode 5 of the Stellar Dev Diaries, we step away from code and architecture to explore the human side of building Freelii.
🎥 Check out Episode 5: Startup Life Isn’t Always Glamorous
📺 Watch it on YouTube
In this episode, Jose and Joseph open up about the unseen struggles of startup life:
⚡ The pressure of shipping products that must work on-chain, with no safety net
💡 Features they dreamed of building if time and resources weren’t constraints
😓 The lowest points of the journey—and what kept them moving forward
🤝 Lessons in trust, persistence, and teamwork that made Freelii possible
🤖 How AI tools like ChatGPT helped (and sometimes failed) when building at the cutting edge
🌐 Why Stellar’s transparency and reliability made it the right home for Freelii
Startup life isn't always glamorous. It’s late nights, broken builds, and quiet persistence. Episode 5 shows what it really takes to keep going when the hype fades and the grind begins.
🛠 Ready to build on Stellar? Dive into the dev docs:
🌐 https://developers.stellar.org/
👀 Catch up on the series:
- Episode 1: How a Hackathon Project Became a Web3 Startup
- Episode 2: How The Freeli Team Raised $70k+ In Funding
- Episode 3: User Feedback & The Pivot That Saved The Project
- Episode 4: Building Production Systems That Handle Real Money
- Episode 5: Startup Life Isn't Always Glamorous
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