$100/Month Is Enough: The First Milestone in Indie Dev Isn't Revenue, It's Validation
You don't need $1,000/month to call it a success. $100 is enough to prove there's real demand — everything after that is just optimization.
You don't need $1,000/month to call it a success. $100 is enough to prove there's real demand — everything after that is just optimization.
You don't need millions of downloads to make money. A small app that solves a real problem and earns $1,000/month is a very solid starting point.
I shadowed a hibachi chef who showed up 45 minutes late. The customers were furious, and he got zero tips. This experience taught me two things: you can never communicate too much, and you should never set the wrong expectations.
I saw a post recruiting hibachi chefs on Xiaohongshu, shadowed one session, then went solo. It was chaotic, but what really caught my attention was the Uber-like business model behind it. Opportunities are never scarce — courage is.