My build-in-public adventure first started with Simple.ink, and it was my brother (@chddaniel) who proposed building this app in public.
The good: you join a loving community thatās always there for you to help.
The bad: almost nothing. Itās only weird sharing your income at first, but then you get used to it and you figure out how itās not a big deal.
š¤Ā The first question that comes in mind
When you first think of building in public, youāre like āWhat, how could you share your income?ā and you may think that it is dangerous. Well, it might sound a bit dangerous, Iāll give you that.
Though, once you actually start sharing your first āTodayās incomeā screenshot and when you tell people what did you do for that cash, youāll see how it only gets better.
As said before, you get the join a great community of bright minds that share everything about what they do. People love to see that!
Sharing the fact that youāve made $1M or $50k the past year isnāt going to bring you any hate, nor any envy.
šØĀ Keeping milestones for myself
Iām an introvert when I have to talk about my work.
If youāre like me, then you most likely donāt open up about your work and about stuff like how much you make and whatās on your plate.
This happens to me because I currently live in a high-school environment where I donāt want to go and āflexā with how much I make, and how I make my money ā my introvert side.
Being an introvert may be too much so to speak, but thatās quite true... Whenever Iām asked āHow much you make?ā by my classmates, I try to avoid that question or I just simply reply with āSorry, canāt sayā.
What do you do? How much do you get paid?
The reality: I work for myself, and I get paid by how much work I feel like putting in.
When strangers or not 100% lose friends ask me what do I want to do with my life after finishing school, I feel like my brainās paused for a few seconds: āShould I tell them?ā, āIs it worth explaining what I do?ā - these are questions that come up in my mind.
And then, the answer is simple - āI work in ITā, or itās something like āIād like to study business management and then continue workingā. Itās intentional that I sound a bit (or more) vague.
Honestly, I donāt open up much about my work and about my salary. The only people I inform about my work and salary are my brothers and parents and the Twitter community.
Talking to my friends about money and work
I think Iām at the age where itās not 100% appropriate to talk about money and the fact that Iāve managed to build a few apps that I can make a living out of.
Recently, Iāve noticed myself starting to open up more about my work to my closest and most mature friends. It starts getting fun, tho!
šø Building in public is PERFECT for introverts
People in all sorts of environments, especially start-up founders, tend to be more introverted sometimes... And thatās all okay!
Online, you can open up to anybody without having to face weird questions. Moreover, thereās a huge community of BIP (build in public) people. Look at all of the people building in public on Twitter!
Iām talking about Twitter because it is the best example when it comes to BIP. People also build in public on Reddit and other platforms like Medium, but Twitter is the main hub.
š¤Ā In the end...
I hope that this post gave you an idea of who I am and of what I think about building in public on the internet, and about opening up to my friends about work and cash.
If youāre looking to start building in public, simply go for it. You wonāt regret joining such an awesome community. Have a good one! š¤
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