Writing
Honest notes from a builder who wants to own something, not just get paid. On stakes, focus, and the slow work of turning skill into ownership — one post at a time.
October 2026
A reel told me to take five open-source projects, rebrand them and sell them. Four of the five forbid exactly that.
I've written about losing money and about being invisible. I never wrote the part where I tell you who is talking.
Every repository is private. Two of the apps are on both stores. A stranger still has to take my word for all of it.
I closed twenty-two positions in a year. Sixteen of them lost. The ones I never touched are the only ones that are up.
I checked my own accounts and found a hole worth 24,213. Nobody had typed anything wrong.
A salary keeps you exactly where you are. Here's the math that made me stop.