I’m going fully indie I founded my startup at 22 y/o, raised $12M, and grew it to one of the fastest growing startups in Korea. With a team of 50+ people, we are servicing some of the largest enterprise customers. The past 5 years have been the most fulfilling times of my life. Working with the most brilliant people that I have ever met, it was the best opportunity to learn what "real business" is. I do admit that running a venture-backed startup has its intensity, and I used to work 16+ hours/day. With the team size growing fast, and it was natural for me to focus more on "the bigger picture" and managing the team. For some reason, I don't think I ever questioned the status quo of more business = more hires = more investment needed. It was an infinite loop. And then I met @tdinh_me in Da Nang. This changed everything. 'Bootstrapping' was a foreign concept to me, let alone indie hacking. Meeting Tony and learning about his journey completely changed how I thought about business and about 'life' in general. What do I want in life? Then I had the chance to meet @marclou in Seoul. While having some good Korean sauna, we talked about the value of building "small assets" and living in our own terms. (besides that he's just such a nice guy) These guys had a different approach to life and business, which felt more human. I didn't know that was possible. So I'm starting from zero again, and this time with a new goal: to build a profitable business without compromising life. I know it's going to be very hard, and I will fail a lot. But just like all of you building it public, it's going to be fun. It feels weird to actually "build" something with my own hands, but god I missed this. I mean, what's the point of life anyways? I just wanna build cool things and make new friends along the way. Just wanna say thanks to Tony, Marc, @phuctm97, @yongfook for showing the world that "you can just do things". It's inspiring.

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