<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: throwawayjhajdv</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=throwawayjhajdv</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:17:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=throwawayjhajdv" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwawayjhajdv in "Ask HN: Ways to progress career wise as SWE?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>OP you're not alone, I'm in the same exact position and cried to my partner yesterday sharing like<p>- "Couldn't get level up as my startup employer keeps on giving great feedback but needs more impact"
AND<p>- "not skilled or talent enough to raise money for start - rejected by YC (they claimed i'm at top 5% - which I think to drive their pipeline for next batch submission)"
AND<p>- "Started bootstrap company crossed 2K$ MRR and failed due to cofounder conflict - you can blame me"
AND<p>- "Tried building SAAS product and all failures with partner (but she is optimistic)"
AND<p>- "Started consulting company and landed almost gov bidding for development contract (software) and failed in last round"<p>And currently started working on hobby project as open-source until something clicks. I feel every door is closed for me now atleast current perceptions (strong believer some door might open - but the wait time is killing me)<p>but one positive part is my networth gone from 0 to 650k (came from public company RSU and not a big amount for age 25 but heavily indexed) and this is giving some freedom to try and explore more things.</p>
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