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So far for me it is a roller coaster ride of:

- "Is what I'm making even useful?"

- "People are going to love this!"

- "Am I just joining an already crowded market?"

- "Oh crap my assumptions are totally off."

- "I'm going to take so many users away from my competitors!"

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Don't underestimate the value of a good support group to keep you focused on why you set out for this in the first place.

Not to forget the classic (once your development is 90% done) "I just found the exact same product on google, they already have launched and look way bigger than me"

Harder and, actuarially, less rewarding than working for a good established company.

Deceptively disempowering.

Starting a company is feeling alive on many levels I haven't before. Or at least not in a while.

If you are working, it is like a parrot getting free from its aviary.

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