I feel that my experience in the software industry is hurting me more than it's helping me when it comes to AI tools
About two weeks ago, I started working on my product, which I believe will help a lot of people, starting with me, because it's based on my personal experience. This experience led to me being let go from my job, and even my colleagues are suffering in silence, but no one can do anything about it. All the available tools are either too complicated or too simplistic. So, I sat down to think, write, analyze, and prepare documents, until I got caught up in a cycle of thinking and hesitation. I won't lie to you: my first source of support was Instagram, specifically reels about startups and emerging companies that were literally targeting me. I mean, how am I supposed to sleep when there are people who have made a fortune—with numbers I can't even begin to comprehend—literally out of nothing in a short period of time, doing something they love and are passionate about?!
As I made progress in developing the product, I found myself unable to sleep. There was so much at stake, and my mind refused to shut down. Every feature I added suddenly became complex and required a thousand tests, and that darn developer mindset kept me from finding simple solutions or shortcuts. I could no longer even convince myself that it was just an MVP version, or that I should just approve everything and let it go. Today, in a call with a business owner, I pitched him the idea for my product and how it would help him in his business. Naively, I expected a positive response, but let's just say he laughed until he cried. It hurt, but I think I'll finish what I started and leave it in God's hands. What's happening now is not the usual equation of “work hard = succeed.” Am I wrong?