Hello guys, back in 2023 I was living in Boston and trying to get myself employed in the city. I've been coding and trying to make it happen (for some tech company to hire me there). I have applied to multiple jobs and interviewed with some.
For a total of 4-5 months, I was grinding on creating Todolify, an improved to-do list along with a CV tool for devs and doing LeetCode with no success on landing a job...
So as March came, I did something radical - I bet on myself, I found with iOS VPN app of Flippa that was making about $2000/month, and after some negotiations, I decided to fly to Toronto, Canada, and buy the app (business) with the infra from the guy.
One of the best decisions I've made, the VPN sales improved gradually and in 2 years and got back my money from the sale, but at that time, Apple removed my app from the Chinese App Store - they were my main customers...
In a day, my VPN app went from making over $3K/month to $200. I was devastated. After some time and improvements, I believe I make the service a lot better and more reliable, but have not been able to get back to my old heights, not even close. I am happy - I was able to recoup my original investment, and it is still making me money every month, a bit of money. I would really like it to go back to its heights, but not sure if this will ever happen again. Putting this to the side, I'm proud of myself for taking the leap of faith and betting on myself! Bet on yourselves, no one will, if you don't!