Why did you start creating?
I’m just a week away from launching my first product on Product Hunt. Super excited, super overwhelmed — and last night, I found myself wondering: "How all this started?"
Truth is, I’ve always been a restless soul (or as we say in Spanish, culo inquieto) — once I’ve learned everything in a role, I get bored. So I build. Not out of ambition, but out of a need to keep learning and growing.
Quitting my last well-paid job to start something from scratch hasn’t been the easiest, safest, or calmest path — but honestly, I’m grateful I chose to “complicate” my life this way.
How was it for you? What made you start creating and building? Have you always had this itch to create? Was it frustration? A specific problem? Or something else entirely?
I’d love to hear what drives you to create — even when it’s the harder, uncertain path.
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Feel you, Natalia :)
The thing you mentioned is quite common among makers:
"I’ve learned everything in a role, I get bored. So I build. Not out of ambition, but out of a need to keep learning and growing."
For me, at the moment, it is similar. At the beginning, I saw that in the company, there is a limit on salary, in the work category (you are a copywriter, so do copywriting only). I didn't like that regime because I wanted to observe what I am capable of and what I can do.
I feel like I've gained more opportunities this way, which I liked when I was working for myself. And, of course, at first it was also freedom in terms of space and time, only then I discovered that it's not entirely like that. 😀
@busmark_w_nika I really identify with your experience in the company. There comes a point where you hit a ceiling, whether it’s in salary, learning, or just growth in general. Creating becomes a way to push past your own limits and keep that spark alive.
And yes, the freedom! Haha it sounds dreamy from the outside… until you realize your to-do list is a never-ending scroll and your “work hours” make your old 9 to 5 look like a vacation 😂 Still, wouldn’t trade the growth and excitement for anything. Thanks for sharing your story—it really resonates!
@natalia_eiriz Yep, but to clarify it – creating and running a business on your own can also be demotivating, especially when you face hard times. :D
@busmark_w_nika Totally agree — solo building can feel like talking to yourself in a Slack channel sometimes. But hey, let’s focus on the perks: no endless meetings, full creative control, and yes... you can totally brainstorm in pajamas ;)
I didn’t start creating because I wanted to.
I started because I had to.
When the systems around me felt broken—when I saw tools that didn’t speak to each other or wasted my time—I couldn’t not do something.
It wasn’t ambition. It was urgency.
The need to fix what was painfully obvious.
Leaving a safe job? Not easy.
But building something I could never unsee? Irreplaceable.
The path was uncertain, but it’s always been the only one worth walking.
@kenedy_paulino It’s funny how the real drive to build doesn’t always come from grand visions or a 5-year plan, but from that inner itch you just can’t ignore. When something is broken enough times, it’s like your brain refuses to sit still until you fix it — even if that means walking away from comfort and stability.
I’ve found that some of the best products (and the most fulfilling journeys) come from this exact place — not ambition for its own sake, but necessity. When it feels like you’d go crazy not building it, that’s when you know you’re on the right path.
Thanks for sharing this.