“Your personal burn rate is probably like your number one can be your number one hindrance to risk-taking like as you increase your personal burn rate it just like lowers the opportunities that you can take.”

Personal burn rate is the biggest risk-taking constraint — keep it low while you build

The Apollo path worked in part because Christian burned through Apple intern savings while living cheaply with five other people. Lifestyle inflation is the silent killer of indie projects — every expense that raises your monthly floor raises the revenue threshold you need before you can afford to keep going. Lowering personal spend buys as much runway as raising revenue.