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I see more people starting small independent products over doing freelance or a 9-5 tech job.
Here are six realisations that might lead them to do so
Here are six realisations that might lead them to do so
To build wealth, you need to own a part of a business. Doing consulting/freelance, even when it's highly-paid won't make you wealthy https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002103670400417792
Trying to build wealth from the equity in a startup might be a bad strategy https://gist.github.com/yossorion/4965df74fd6da6cdc280ec57e83a202d
Founding a big VC-backed business chasing growth doesn't seem like a such a dream anymore (high risk, only high return expected, high stress). https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Founder-Painfully-Honest-Startup/dp/0735213321 by @randfish
The Big Tech (Amazon, Google, Facebook, etc.) used to be seen as innovators. Now they are often perceived as bad guys.
Wealth doesn't predict happiness above a certain level of income. So makers are willing to earn less but doing something they enjoy or work fewer hours https://twitter.com/hvost/status/1075087293755596800?s=20
Remote work makes it easier to live in a place you want to live in. The compromise it requires for the career/business becomes smaller and smaller.
