This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by James Bachini
Startups in Web3 don’t follow straight lines. The technology shifts under your feet, the rules are unclear, and the grind is relentless. In Episode 5 of the Stellar Dev Diaries, we step away from code and architecture to explore the human side of building Freelii.
🎥 Check out Episode 5: Startup Life Isn’t Always Glamorous
📺 Watch it on YouTube
In this episode, Jose and Joseph open up about the unseen struggles of startup life:
⚡ The pressure of shipping products that must work on-chain, with no safety net
💡 Features they dreamed of building if time and resources weren’t constraints
😓 The lowest points of the journey—and what kept them moving forward
🤝 Lessons in trust, persistence, and teamwork that made Freelii possible
🤖 How AI tools like ChatGPT helped (and sometimes failed) when building at the cutting edge
🌐 Why Stellar’s transparency and reliability made it the right home for Freelii
Startup life isn't always glamorous. It’s late nights, broken builds, and quiet persistence. Episode 5 shows what it really takes to keep going when the hype fades and the grind begins.
🛠 Ready to build on Stellar? Dive into the dev docs:
🌐 https://developers.stellar.org/
👀 Catch up on the series:
- Episode 1: How a Hackathon Project Became a Web3 Startup
- Episode 2: How The Freeli Team Raised $70k+ In Funding
- Episode 3: User Feedback & The Pivot That Saved The Project
- Episode 4: Building Production Systems That Handle Real Money
- Episode 5: Startup Life Isn't Always Glamorous
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by James Bachini
James Bachini | Sciencx (2025-09-05T11:34:24+00:00) Dev Diaries Episode 5 – Startup Life Isn’t Always Glamorous. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/09/05/dev-diaries-episode-5-startup-life-isnt-always-glamorous/
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