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How many of you guys are "kinda successful"? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by timtruth@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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See a lot of home run threads and getting started/new idea threads, but I'm wondering how many entrepreneurs have "sort of" made it here?

I've been building a small business marketing agency for around a decade. We'll prob do around 600k this year but no real profit (long story, working on it). I get paid 6-7k as a salary kind of like a normal job I guess.

Started doing some additional consulting work last year to make more money while we restructure the agency business model and now make about 6-7k/mo there as well.

I'm healthy, good marriage, generally doing well. But work is a lot, battling burnout, have a few regrets, etc. Not perfect but not terrible either.

Anyone else feel like their business aspirations have led to a life that kind of plays out more like you have a normal job give or take, vs the big fail / multimillion dollar exit dichotomy that is usually presented?

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[–] eastvillageresident@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You are going to invest the entire 2m passively?

[–] GlobeWide_Metrics@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

With the interest rates right now he could invest half that and live alright

[–] eastvillageresident@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

What investment would that be?

[–] Nuocho@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, why not? I am a Software engineer, not an investor and honestly I'm not even that interested in it.

If I get excited about a new company and need money to start it then sure I can maybe sell some ETFs but otherwise I don't see the point

[–] eastvillageresident@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What investments would that be?

[–] Nuocho@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You need to ask my financial advisor.

Like I said. I don't have any interest in actively managing my investments.