Building Cronhub for the past two years

I was going over my notes today and realized that it had been two years since I launched Cronhub on ProductHunt. Cronhub is now my most successful side-project and the first software that I built that generates income. My journey as a maker has been fun and challenging. Since I’m a big proponent for learning in public, I thought I’d share my reflections here in this post. I hope this will inspire you and you can learn something from my experience. I know reading similar articles inspired me along the way, so I hope this can do the same for you if you’re on a similar journey.

Motivation

When I started Cronhub, I was sure that my biggest motivation behind building Cronhub was obtaining my freedom and owning my time. I wanted to be my boss and control my future. I thought that doing my own thing was the only viable path for financial independence. Even though this goal still pushes me forward, there are other factors in play now.

I wrote an entire blog post about the famous dilemma of doing your own thing vs. working for someone else. This post is now my most popular post ever with ~200K views. I learned that not everything is bright on the other side of the spectrum. Building your own business and making it the primary source of your income is hard and comes with many challenges, including more stress, pressure, and…