I’ll be brutally honest. One salary is not enough.
Every developer should have at least 2 income sources.
- One from your day job.
- Another from a side project, freelancing, product, or something you own.
In 2025, infra and tools are no longer the problem.
Deploying servers, spinning up apps, AI assistance…
Everything is at your fingertips.
The real skill now?
Learning how to sell. Anytime. Anyone. Anywhere.
I’ve seen this first-hand. Developers build incredible things, but many stay stuck because they wait for someone else to market, to sell, to validate.
Here’s the truth:
You already have the superpower of building.
AI has made you 10x faster.
The missing link is courage + selling.
Depending only on your job is like running your life on a single thread.
One crash, and you’re out.
A side income isn’t just money.
It’s leverage.
It’s freedom.
It’s the confidence that you can stand on your own if needed
For developers, entrepreneurship isn’t some “extra option.”
It’s the most natural path.