My solopreneur journey: 6 lessons from building 6 projects, while nomading for 6 months
After 6 months of nomading in Central America, I came back to a permanent home, and I've learned so much
Those of you who don’t know, in the end of May 2023, I boarded a one way plane to Costa Rica. A month before that, I quit my job after being burnt out. For the following 6 months, I’ve been nomading in Central America, without a job, living off savings. My plan? Build an online business.
Throughout these 6 months, I’ve launched 8 different products that can be categorized into 6 different categories, each of them had a different mindset. Fast-forward to today, my trip is over, and I’m analyzing everything I’ve learned from it.
And the first retrospective I did, are 6 lessons I’ve learned from building 6 products in 6 months—my solopreneur journey.
Lesson #1: Build it, and they will come—is a lie
Lesson #2: Don’t build communities
Lesson #3: Make sure to have a business plan
Lesson #4: If you don’t charge, you don’t make money
Lesson #5: Think about distribution
Lesson #6: You only fail when you quit, or in other words: consistency wins
I wrote a blog post that includes a detailed break-down of each lesson, while associating it to a particular product(s) that I built. Check it out: 6 lessons from building 6 projects, while nomading for 6 months. It even has a bonus 7th lesson.