A year ago I quit my 9–5 and posted here and went viral. Today I’m back with an update.

A year ago, I posted here that I had just quit my 9-to-5 job without a safety net to focus on my side business full-time.

I was really scared, but I was also very motivated.

That post blew up. HUNDREDS of comments. I never would have guessed. And the comments were so nice (not something I’m used to seeing on Reddit, lol). Lots of people rooting for me.

A few who told me I was crazy.

Which I can understand, haha.

I said I was going all in on my AI product development agency.

So here’s the update, one year later:

We made $150k in revenue in our first year.
We grew from 2 people to a team of 7.
It turned into a real business.

I didn't have a master plan.

This year was a lot of pressure. Difficult client conversations. Hiring mistakes. Pricing mistakes. Stress I didn’t even know existed, lol.

And the voice asking "Am I stupid?" never fully disappeared.

But I trust myself now. I know I can figure things out. I know I can carry responsibility for clients, for a team, for myself.

If you’re where I was a year ago, exhausted, scared, but unable to ignore that pull, I just want you to know this:

Betting on yourself can work. Not overnight and magically. But step by step.

Grateful for everyone who commented on that first post!!
You mattered more than you know. <3