Indie maker clarifies: 100-hour weeks, 10 parallel Codex sessions, luck still rules
nico_jeannen · x · 2026-09-24
Nico Jeannen clarifies his luck-over-talent take: he personally works 100 hours a week and runs up to 10 parallel Codex sessions, admitting that intensity isn't achievable for everyone—yet still insists a diligent person with luck can make it.
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