Indie Dev Story: How Two Apps Changed My Career Trajectory
yihui_indie · x · 2026-08-07
Developer @dualcoremi shared his journey of achieving career and financial leaps by developing two apps. Dropping out of college at 19 to work in customer service at Smartisan, he upskilled through bootcamps to become a product manager.
At 20, he collaborated with online friends to create 'Cutisan', a wallpaper app that hit over 30,000 downloads in its first month. A decade later, his second app generated first-month revenue equivalent to his full-time self-media income, freeing him from relying on sponsorship deals. This showcases how indie developers can achieve career freedom through product monetization.
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