tomorrow i finish another work cycle with a client
my endgame -at least for now- is to work with only one client, for a cycle of only one month, shipping only one product at the end of the it
an MVP that acts as the distillation of everything that we discussed throughout that process
i become a filter. a translator. a vehicle
to manifest their vision into something concrete. actionable. into a link that they can share and see if people resonate with. into a product that *does something*
and that solves a problem for a given set of users
that's the philosophy that i bring to the relationship
but right now, with the advent of ai and vibe coding and all these things, i feel endangered. painfully endangered
and extremely imposter. because what i have for shipping tomorrow is /extremely simple/. you could see it and say:
this was vibe coded in one day
and yes. you could maybe vibe code the app in one day. but there is a process of distillation that is hidden behind the simplicity. there is a filtering that is hidden and that im having trouble articulating in how i position myself towards the market
how can i show my value if the apps that i create are /that/ simple?
but then i remember that that simplicity is actually a feature. there is nowhere to hide. there is no shining objects to hide behind. no animations. nothing
only one core functionality presented to the market with the intention of actually knowing if the market cares about it or not
to then give my clients a concrete direction based on my learnings and where i see things going.
and there is actual value on that. and i will do my best to continue believing in myself enough to actually be able that becoming a magnifying glass for ideas *is actually a very valuable skillset that the market needs and that many people would pay me for*
and continue getting better at it. over and over again
imagine if i end up having more potential clients than time available forever. rn i feel extremely anxious because i don't have a client lined up for after this cycle
and i fear:
will there be anyone that wants to work with me?
and what if there is? what if there is more than one person?
what if i actually get to choose who i work with?
that's the dream. and it starts by believing in myself enough because everything is downstream from that