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Dev Diaries Episode 5 – Startup Life Isn't Always Glamorous

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

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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.

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