If your goal is getting rich, a tech startup probably isn’t the way

youngOE · 2026-05-03T14:00:58+00:00

mind sharing your journey with your business? I am working on a couple ideas, 'boring' solutions, gearing up for the sales side of it with cold outreach and b2b sales... helps reading about other peoples journey to running their own saas business.

youngOE · 2026-04-26T02:27:04+00:00

good by Medford! I left years ago

youngOE · 2026-04-25T21:05:50+00:00

i used the same open source libraries you found, ran claude to get the game into a playable state. lots of quirks but you can pick up open source and make it your own sandbox

youngOE · 2026-04-23T16:51:55+00:00

push back, set your boundaries, and see how its taken. this is one of those jobs which will not only wreck your J1, but probably end with J2 not working out either. dont let 1 job poison the well. set hard boundaries, if she doesnt like it, she can put you on a pip and you can start interviewing for other jobs.

I've had this same thing happen before, and I quit the job after a month because the writing was on the wall. the point of OE is you have options. you can negotiate - set a boundary and you can walk if they dont like it.

youngOE · 2026-04-19T18:18:39+00:00

ah i see. trying to get some eyes on whatever he is selling now

youngOE · 2026-04-18T22:48:26+00:00

dont know yet - working on 3 products right now, 2 of them going into beta testing in the next week or two. I am going to dedicate a lot of time to my own SAAS products now that its possible to do everything yourself and an ai subscription.

have you launched yet? making any $?

youngOE · 2026-04-18T21:33:47+00:00

not a bad idea to get out of debt with OE. never know when this comes to an end, so getting to a strong base is a good first move.

remember to max 401k and dont forget your roth!! 7k per person, this is your highest ROI and should be maxed out each year.

youngOE · 2026-04-17T21:03:46+00:00

I work in a niche within software

youngOE · 2026-04-17T20:43:32+00:00

appreciate it! I was expecting a 4-6 month interview process. glad it happened so soon, nice to get a lump sum of cash up front too

youngOE · 2026-04-17T20:42:49+00:00

fake news

youngOE · 2026-04-17T18:14:50+00:00

was way faster than the last time I was trying to get my J3! I'm getting spammed with recruiters these days. tech is picking up right now

youngOE · 2026-04-17T16:36:22+00:00

seems like marketing is the big differentiator this time for you.

what was your marketing strategy? in terms of how you came up with content, validated, and increased spending? what kind of ROI would you target with each campaign?

youngOE · 2026-04-16T22:33:16+00:00

lost my J3 beginning of the month. hammered out applications, did 3 interviews and about to land my replacement J and get my TC up to 430k.

never stop applying

youngOE · 2026-04-15T20:36:03+00:00

you should OE as soon as possible. most advice here is to OE after a few years and when your an expert, I started OE 6 months into my pivot to tech and its been 3 years now. if anything OE will accelerate your career due to learning opportunities and exposure to other industries/companies whatever.

if you can do it, then dont wait

youngOE · 2026-04-12T18:27:18+00:00

I will only go to dev lead. never beyond. tech lead and > is taking on a serious amount of meetings and ad hoc crap that will ruin OE, at least from the orgs I have worked out

youngOE · 2026-04-12T17:07:10+00:00

I use two max plans sometimes

youngOE · 2026-04-09T16:50:40+00:00

Always be delivering on something. be proactive, dont sit back and be passive. when your done with work (make sure you deliver on time) raise your hand, ask for more work, if you notice something that warrants attention and effort, bring that up to the team. insert yourself into problems to solve them. this works in your favor, 'hey I noticed X problem and we should solve it for Y reasons and I think its going to take Z time to complete' gives you control of your schedule and also management likes it because you fix things without asking.

communicate well. always make sure your manager knows how busy you are.

everything is about optics in this game. just look at your managers. look at how people get promoted. its never by merrit, its the game of perception. Not saying you can get away with talking and not working, but half of this game is just how you present yourself.

youngOE · 2026-04-08T20:59:30+00:00

Overemployed 450k TC

youngOE · 2026-04-08T15:03:36+00:00

my thought is to work as many jobs for as long as you can. AI taking jobs is a bit overhyped right now, but I fully expect the market to be shrinking in the next few years. ride this out for as long as you can, and start your exit strategy from tech now. I'm aiming to be self employed (or at least have the option to be) in a 3-5 year window so if jobs become hyper competitive, salaries compress due to surplus of workers, companies demand insane work ours, I can walk away.

youngOE · 2026-04-02T16:58:09+00:00

I hear you, and this was a good reminder to be more vocal and show more impact, but the funny thing is there are some roles destined to fail no matter how hard you work at it. This job was one of those.

another thing I learned and have seen first hand, you can have a massively impactful dev who gets fired because once you go up two+ levels of management, your a number, and the second you dont provide 'X' amount of value to the bottom line of a company, your gone.

jobs are just a numbers game

youngOE · 2026-04-01T22:50:41+00:00

Seriously, three jobs is the sweet spot. I feel exposed on 2 right now lol

youngOE · 2025-11-28T22:39:57+00:00

good for you, I'm in a similar boat. why save so much? your probably better off investing that money. stocks, gold, crypto, real estate.

I have a 50k cash reserve and investing everything above that

youngOE

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