Week 7 of Solo Company Practice & The Indie Developer Who Can't Code

MRR Goal: $1000.00 This Week’s Income: $10

Things Completed This Week

The third app has been released in a TestFlight beta version.
I’m working on a website that aggregates information using AI, currently under development.
Spent about half a day fixing an issue with the spark plug wires on my Toyota Highlander.

Thoughts

Anxiety. Friends around me, from students to internet industry professionals in the U.S., teachers, and church pastors, are all talking about AI and whether they’ll be replaced by AI. Especially friends in the tech industry, who are generally anxious about possibly facing unemployment one day. Jokingly, I say I chose to leave before getting laid off, so no one else could cut me. But honestly, I’m anxious too. I haven’t received truly positive feedback yet, either from users or income.
Sense of the unknown. From the initial excitement at the idea stage, to the sense of accomplishment from solving problems during implementation, to the fear of uncertainty just before release, it’s a very complex psychological process.
Don’t be afraid. This week’s group Bible study and Sunday’s sermon greatly encouraged me: don’t be afraid; be strong and courageous. Of course, the premise is to be in God. The first four weeks, I was cocky enough to think I could control many things. By the seventh week, I started to feel my limitations. AI is powerful, but the person behind AI, myself, is a more complex being than AI is. My feelings and emotions fluctuate with changes in people, environment, and handling tasks. I really do get scared and worried. So I need to pray and entrust.
Need to persevere. Maybe by now, the seventh week, I’ve achieved almost nothing—this is the so-called norm in entrepreneurship. I imagine entrepreneurship is definitely not smooth sailing. No feedback, no gain, that’s the norm of this journey. The weekly report that should’ve gone out Friday afternoon, I only started writing today (Monday). But I still need to publish it, still need to persist. Just grit my teeth.