Why did you become an Indie Hacker?

Sanjay's car pulled into the parking lot, exhausted from another long day of work.

He thought about how his peers were promoted while he was left to do all the grunt work.

Sanjay felt like a cog in a machine that had broken down and no one cared anymore.

And here he was coming up with new ideas for the company.

But they never got accepted by leadership because they listened more to consulting firms who said what they wanted to hear.

He had been pigeonholed into being only the content expert that created presentations and speeches for his managers.

Sanjay made a choice, he started indie hacking on the side.

Share with us, why you became an indie hacker.