My 2025 Goals As A Developer
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator shares their ambitious goals for 2025 as a developer and entrepreneur. Key goals include scaling their app, Monty, to a $300K/year revenue, with a stretch target of $1M, while diversifying their skills beyond development by embracing AI and expanding into marketing, design, and product management. They also aim to launch a second SaaS product, avoid new tech stacks, and self-host their applications to control costs. The video reflects their commitment to evolving as a generalist developer and building a sustainable, multi-product business portfolio.
Takeaways
- 😀 Focus on scaling Monty to $300K in annual recurring revenue, with a stretch goal of $1M. The key steps are building, shipping, and marketing relentlessly.
- 😀 Solidify your career safety by embracing AI tools, experimenting with self-hosted models, and staying ahead in the tech space to avoid becoming obsolete.
- 😀 Embrace being a generalist—develop skills in development, marketing, design, and product management, as being a multi-disciplinary expert is essential in today’s tech landscape.
- 😀 Avoid the distraction of new languages or frameworks. Stick to your current tech stack, as most SaaS products can be built with existing knowledge and tools.
- 😀 Plan to launch a second SaaS product by the end of 2025, but only if Monty reaches solid revenue numbers to avoid overwhelming yourself with distractions.
- 😀 Design and marketing are areas where you want to expand your knowledge, as they remain crucial for business success and are less likely to be replaced by AI.
- 😀 AI is transforming the developer landscape, and it's crucial to stay active and involved in the AI and machine learning space to remain competitive.
- 😀 A core goal is to create a portfolio of SaaS products, building a company that owns multiple software businesses, ultimately diversifying your revenue streams.
- 😀 The immediate focus should be on growing Monty’s revenue, but longer-term goals include building a holding company of smaller SaaS products.
- 😀 Self-host your applications and infrastructure to control costs, particularly as your apps scale. Experiment with self-hosting LLMs like Meta’s Llama to reduce AI-related expenses.
Q & A
What is the primary goal for 2025?
-The primary goal for 2025 is to scale the app, Monty, to a level where it generates enough revenue to sustain a living, aiming for a minimum of $300,000 in annual revenue (around $25,000/month). The stretch goal is to reach $1 million annually.
What is Monty, and how does it help users?
-Monty is a productivity app designed to help people automate their 9-to-5 jobs and make corporate work easier. The app bundles multiple tools to provide an all-in-one productivity solution for users.
What steps are being taken to reach the $300K revenue goal?
-To reach the $300K goal, the plan involves focusing on building, shipping, and marketing the app more aggressively. The technical work is primarily handled by the speaker, while the co-founder, Andrew, focuses on marketing efforts.
What is the importance of AI in the speaker's career development?
-AI is critical for staying relevant as a developer in today's tech landscape. The speaker aims to immerse himself in AI tools and explore machine learning to ensure that he does not fall behind in the rapidly evolving industry. AI tools like Copilot and Cursor are already being used to streamline development processes.
Why does the speaker prefer being a generalist instead of a domain expert?
-The speaker prefers being a generalist because they believe that AI will make specialized knowledge cheaper and more accessible. As a generalist, they can wear multiple hats, handling development, marketing, product management, and design, which is key for building and scaling a software business.
What are the key areas the speaker plans to improve in 2025?
-The speaker plans to improve their AI knowledge, design skills (specifically UI/UX), and marketing abilities. They want to get more involved in content creation and marketing again, as they see it as an essential skill that AI is unlikely to fully replace.
What is the speaker's second major goal for 2025?
-The second major goal is to launch a second SaaS product by the end of the year. However, this goal is contingent on Monty reaching a solid revenue target first, as launching another product could lead to distractions.
What is the speaker's stance on learning new programming languages and frameworks?
-The speaker has committed to not learning any new languages or frameworks in 2025. They believe that sticking to their current tech stack is sufficient for building what they need and that learning new tools can lead to unnecessary distractions.
Why does the speaker want to self-host their apps?
-The speaker wants to self-host their apps on a VPS to reduce costs and gain more control over the infrastructure. While using services like Vercel and Supabase is convenient, they can become expensive as the apps scale. Self-hosting would provide more flexibility and control.
What are the speaker's thoughts on the future of AI in software development?
-The speaker believes AI will play a huge role in the future of software development. Developers who are not using AI in their workflows will fall behind. They aim to stay ahead by actively engaging with AI tools and exploring self-hosted AI models, ensuring they remain relevant in the field.
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