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Wrote a book (non-technical). A very interesting experience indeed. I used LeanPub for the content and then CreateSpace for the deadtree version.
I finally finished an SaaS product that I plan to start selling in early January, once I get back from a holiday break. Pretty excited to have a side-project that I think can generate revenue.
Changed jobs 3 times, including a return to the 1st job of the year. Added 30% to my annual salary in the process. Wrote a massive iOS Application ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zonas-find-explore-connect/i... ) Attended WWDC for the first time, and in doing so, finally met a friend of mine whom I've only ever known as a screen name. Completed my first major freelance project. (First 5-digit invoice.)
I got my first job in the tech industry after leaving hospitality. It was the most difficult and most rewarding thing I've done in my career.
Released my first two side projects and presented at the largest Android conference in the U.S.
Recovered from a traumatic brain injury from a motorcycle accident. Moved from Melbourne to Seattle. Got a job at Amazon. Most importantly though, understood myself, the people around me and the world much better. :)
Got to early revenue and some pretty encouraging sustained compounding growth in my side-project-turned-startup: https://www.zerotier.com/ This is a three year old project. 2014 saw the first auto-updating binary releases on three platforms, the first commercial users, and the first revenue. It also made HN's front page twice: once for the site itself, and once for a blog entry that I wrote on the mechanics of NAT tr…
Quit my job to start a company. Failed, but learned a lot of important lessons. Got back to a well paid job. Probably most important - got back to a very good shape.