2023-11-30
- Well, I guess it’s time. The grand experiment of “trying to make something people want on my own” has been fun. But all good things must come to an end. Now, to be fair, it’s not “over over.” Just slowing down. To make room for more mundane pursuits like “having a normal job” and “continuing to pay rent.” Those are fine things to do, I think, even if not particularly thrilling. Now, I will note, there is still cause for some excitement. I still believe this Generative AI stuff is really cool. But I no longer believe that I am sufficiently prepared, as a single individual, to build a worthwhile business on my own before running out of cash. So, it’s time to look forward. I will continue to build and develop things I’m excited about for my own life. And I’ll be combining that with a job that involves building something interesting alongside other interesting people. It seems like there is no shortage of startups in the generative AI space. Maybe one of them will be compelling. And if
I don’t find anything there, I’m confident there are plenty of solid, larger companies doing reasonable enough stuff for me to contribute to. Coming up, I’ll take a few months to build out some more stuff I wish existed in the world and then target a new job in ~March 2024. Next up is to 1) build an app that integrates generative ai tools into anki/srs, 2) revitalize my “what are you wearing today” app and release an Android version of it to showcase my Android skills, and 3) Build a little app with a friend around getting people together in nyc on short notice. Exciting stuff. The future is still bright, though admittedly somewhat less so than I had hoped.
Date
November 30, 2023