“In the summer I couldn't really motivate myself to keep developing after a full day of developing. So the start of 2025 I negotiated to have a 4 day week to have another full day for wish list.”

Negotiate A Four-Day Week As The Bridge From Job To Full-Time Founder

After years of evening and weekend work, Chris hit a wall: a full day of dev work at his job killed his motivation to code at night. Instead of quitting cold, he negotiated a 4-day week with his employer in early 2025, buying himself a guaranteed weekly day for Wishlist before going full-time.