What should I do with my skills?
I developed a SaaS but nobody needed it. I learned a lot from it and also how to avoid this mistake in the future. Still, it feels too difficult to create a product people would actually want.
I have quite good skills for developing back- and frontends and would like to use this skill to make money. I already use my skills at my part time job while doing my bachelors.
Would it be a good idea to try freelancing on the weekends and grow an agency over the next 5 years? What could I do with my skills?
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Here's an interesting approach to consider -- building several side projects: https://future.com/developers-side-projects?ref=refind
I've just read it and it blew my mind, considering I'm an overthinker it gave me some gold. Thanks for sharing!
Have you heard of Robert Kiyosaki's Cash Flow Quadrant?
In his book, he breaks down the four ways you can make money into quadrants:
Which one are you leaning towards?
You're basically asking how to make money as a fullstack developer over the next 5 years.
Bruh moment.
I'd say get a job as a developer. As an employee. As a contractor. As an agency. As a founder.
What's the end goal?
I am in the same boat my friend, I have been a full stack employee for 5+ years and hate it, I keep trying to build products, but fail to nail the marketing part or even building something useful for others, it really sucks!! but hang in there, you will make it!
... Where do you see yourself in 5 years? ;)
No matter the steps you make, just make sure they somehow contribute to that goal
I think it is very difficult to find a good business opportunity about saas software. You must have a good business sense and cooperate with someone who has skills on marketing.
Developing a SaaS that people actually want to use is hard and requires some luck (to get the timing right). Working on multiple smaller projects might increase the odds of hitting something that people want.
At the same time you don't need to go all-in on it. You can finish your education and work on contracts or even have a full-time job while you hack away in your free time.
Enjoy!
Partner with someone who doesn't have your skills but is crafty and has good business sense
The real question is deciding what you want to do.
Thats a question that has taken me years to better understand my own answer to. But I like to think every step I’ve taken brings me closer to reaching it.
So if you don’t know yet, just keep trying new things and learning. Something will click more eventually!
I wholeheartedly agree.
Deciding what you want to do with the rest of your life requires self-awareness and reflection. You must know, with absolute certainty, that there is demand (for your product), ability (for you to make it), and desire (for you to care about it). If you don't have concrete proof for all three, pump the breaks and troubleshoot.
In time you'll uncover the truth.
Yeah, you are right.
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