hey,
this week has been a bit of a mental pivot. after pushing qreasure live last week, i realised that chasing money so early was stressing me out and limiting what i actually want to learn. ai makes a lot of shallow saas stuff trivial, so my focus has shifted to building things not everyone can do: hard, deep, and reusable projects that actually teach me something.
i’m reframing 100kbeforeuni. it’s not about money anymore; it’s about knowledge, skill, and exposure. the goal is to gain 100k units of unfair advantage before uni starts, through projects, open source, and learning things that will stick.
here’s the plan for the next months:
finish the swift student challenge app by the end of feb
learn c for low-level fundamentals: memory, pointers, and what the computer actually does
follow with c++, focusing on modern practices and resource management, not just oop vibes
contribute to open source projects to prove depth and build a public footprint
build a coherent github that tells a story, not just green squares
side projects and optional revenue:
keep promoting qreasure through cold emails and outreach. any traction is bonus points, not the main metric.
big idea:
make stem-sims fully contributable across all languages. the goal is a reusable bank of maths simulations that anyone can drop in and contribute to. eventually it could become the biggest public maths sims repo ever.
the bigger picture: instead of chasing quick wins or money, i’m choosing foundations that will compound long term. this week was about clarity, not new features, setting up the mindset for the next phase.
thanks for following along,
vulcan