About Layoffs, Side Hustles, and Vibe Coding

“This post was originally published on my personal blog at Nookix Blogs. This is a repost.” The story is a bit long, so if you don’t have time, feel free to skip to the actionable advice section at the end. But I believe my real story will help you in some way — at the very least, it can save you from taking some detours. From Entrepreneurship to Corporate Career to Layoff I started my own business before finishing graduate school and secured 1.2 million dollars in angel investment. Given my family background and the fact that I was still a student, 1.2 million was no small sum to me. But I messed up. Not only did I mess up, I also dragged my roommates and college classmates into it — they joined me because I encouraged them. We worked on a smart home project. Maybe the idea was too ahead of its time, or maybe I just severely lacked experience. Either way, the project inevitably died after barely hanging on for two years. Fortunately, none of us ended up in debt. After that, we all wen