How did you get into "making"?

Question

I was inspired by nomads' indie hacking in Southeast Asia and wanted to travel full-time. Here's how it went:

- After undergrad, take a customer success role in a tech start-up (1.5 years)
- Quit, and learn to code (9 months)
- First frontend engineer job (2 years)
- burnout/depression - figure out health (1 year)
- Second frontend engineer job (remote, 6 months) 
- first contract gig (can save up 5x pay, remote, travel around the world) - 2 year
- Meet someone from the original Bali gang, come up with an idea, and ship a product for nomads!

Accepted Answer

In school, I loved video games and started to be curious about how to build them and how they worked inside :)

Gaurav · Answer

I used to develop Minecraft mods in java when I was 12. Quickly fell in love with computers

Alex Shapoval · Answer

Started making small games and programs in middle school, stopped for years, then rediscovered passion for building stuff again.

Gurkaran Singh · Answer

Wow, talk about a journey! From customer success to coding, navigating burnout, and finally shipping a product - your story is truly inspiring for anyone looking to venture into the world of "making." Kudos to your resilience and commitment to craft your path in the tech world!

Viola Schoell · Answer

Thank you for telling your story; it's very interesting. It shows that not everything works out the way you planned it beforehand, but that's okay, that's life. I haven't been a digital nomad myself yet, but I have enjoyed several workouts in the past where I combined travelling and working.

Edmond Bitay · Answer

@zignis wow, I just checked and minecraft is 14 years old!! that's crazy, in my head it's still logged as a new thing.

Edmond Bitay · Answer

@thestarkster Thanks, Gurkaran, really appreciate that ^_^

Edmond Bitay · Answer

@andrii_bidochko Ah, yes, that's a classic one!

How did you get into "making"?

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