“I could ship my MVP in 3 days and then build upon it slowly and and comfortably in the 1 hour that I had in the evening instead of building on it for 3 months just to have something that is usable and then because it was a side business a side project it took me 224 days to actually get my first dollar and that's totally okay it grew from there”

224 Days To Your First Dollar Is Totally Fine For A Side Project

After shipping in three days, Lucas grew the product in one-hour evening sessions while keeping his day job. It took 224 days to earn his first dollar — a timeline he frames as completely fine for a side project compounding into a real business.