At what point in your startup adventure would you consider yourself successful?
The point where you can get off the ramen diet and start buying all those toys you promised yourself you'd buy when you "made it"
Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
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Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#2I think you've made it long before you are buying all those toys you promised yourself. That is, assuming you promised yourself any toys. Me? I just promised myself that I would be my own boss, have fun, and make just enough money to not have to argue over who pays the left over dollar after dinner.
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#3Having the site/business pretty much run itself and grow slowly but surely. I don't care about the toys - if I could have 100k a year in passive income I'd be set. "Making it" for me has much more to do with disposable free time than disposable income.
Edit: Issuing dividends to our investors would be great, but probably isn't a requirement.
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Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#5Having the site/business pretty much run itself and grow slowly but surely. I don't care about the toys - if I could have 100k a year in passive income I'd be set. "Making it" for me has much more to do with disposable free time than disposable income. Edit: Issuing dividends to our investors would be great, but probably isn't a requirement.
I have good news for you! You can easily live on $15,000 a year in many areas of the United States and you would have all the disposable free time you wanted (if that income was passive, like the $100k you mention).
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#6Having the site/business pretty much run itself and grow slowly but surely. I don't care about the toys - if I could have 100k a year in passive income I'd be set. "Making it" for me has much more to do with disposable free time than disposable income. Edit: Issuing dividends to our investors would be great, but probably isn't a requirement.
I have good news for you! You can easily live on $15,000 a year in many areas of the United States and you would have all the disposable free time you wanted (if that income was passive, like the $100k you mention).
free time isn't all its made out to be. Boredom sets in after about a week.
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#7For me it's about making something a success in the eyes of the users. Built something people love using. Then make it a business that maximizes it's profits. Then move on to the next venture. I don't want any toy's and I don't need any recognition but what I do want is the sense of achievement once you've built a profitable business. Hence I hope to one day have created a million dollar company not for the money but for having overcome another challenge.
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#8At the point where the only thing to describe your feelings is "Content."
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have good news for you! You can easily live on $15,000 a year in many areas of the United States and you would have all the disposable free time you wanted (if that income was passive, like the $100k you mention).
free time isn't all its made out to be. Boredom sets in after about a week.
It depends if you define "free time" to be "time you don't have to do anything" or "time you don't do anything".
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#10Having the site/business pretty much run itself and grow slowly but surely. I don't care about the toys - if I could have 100k a year in passive income I'd be set. "Making it" for me has much more to do with disposable free time than disposable income. Edit: Issuing dividends to our investors would be great, but probably isn't a requirement.
I have good news for you! You can easily live on $15,000 a year in many areas of the United States and you would have all the disposable free time you wanted (if that income was passive, like the $100k you mention).
I'm actually living on 15k per year right now.
Free time + stuff to do + safety net + support family = ~100k per year. YMMV.
But thanks for the good news anyway. :)