Indie dev reality check: launching 12 apps is a dopamine hit, not revenue
kylegawley · x · 2026-08-28
Indie developer Kyle Gawley reflected that launching 12 apps is a dopamine hit — but businesses need revenue, not dopamine, calling out the indie hacker habit of shipping compulsively while neglecting monetization.
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