Romulo Alves on X: "After seeing 2 layoffs per year at the company I work for since 2021, it was my turn.
June 30th is my last day.
Worse still, last year I spent most of my savings buying land where I want to build a house.
Now I have no income and the runway is short.
So I decided to try https://t.co/rvV4RgWSdT" / X<br>Post
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After seeing 2 layoffs per year at the company I work for since 2021, it was my turn.
June 30th is my last day.
Worse still, last year I spent most of my savings buying land where I want to build a house.
Now I have no income and the runway is short.
So I decided to try r.
It's easy to say, I know. Most indie hackers we follow are outliers. Not everyone is an entrepreneur.
But if you never take the shot, right?
I'm not going all-in though. I'll keep applying to jobs because I hate the idea of risking my mental health in the journey.
Starting now, I'll share this journey here.
I'm 32yo and don't have a super interesting life traveling around the globe like [place the name of a famous indie hacker you know].
But everyone has 1 or 2 stories worth sharing.
Anyway, I'll post about my journey of figuring out what to work on and how it goes.
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