Indie hackers Dagobert and marclou on why taking a day job was the turning point
marclou · x · 2026-09-12
Indie developer Dagorenouf (Dagobert) opens up about resenting marclou's success while his own ventures failed, then hitting reset: taking a well-paid startup job and quitting X for a year. marclou mirrors the arc — after 5 years of failed entrepreneurship, 6 months as a SWE left him "hungry again" and launched his indie hacking journey. Both argue a day job can be the launchpad, not the end, for indie founders.
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