506 | ProjectionLab | Kyle Nolan

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Aug 26, 2024

Kyle Nolan, founder of ProjectionLab and a former software engineer, shares his inspiring transition to entrepreneurship. He discusses the journey of turning passion projects into meaningful businesses, the challenges of launching a new venture, and the importance of community support. Nolan emphasizes that investing in personal interests can yield significant rewards, even before achieving financial independence. He also highlights the transformative impact of financial planning tools, making it easier for users to visualize their paths toward financial freedom.

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Kyle's Career Path

Kyle Nolan, a software engineer, worked with NOAA's Hurricane Hunters and a cybersecurity R&D center.
He later created ProjectionLab, a financial planning tool, inspired by the FI community.

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Video Game Origins

Kyle's passion for building video games started when he saw a game development environment at a friend's house.
He was fascinated by creating interactive experiences and sharing them.

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ProjectionLab's Launch

Kyle bootstrapped ProjectionLab as a side project, initially without monetization plans.
Posting a prototype on Hacker News led to unexpected praise and motivated him to pursue it further.

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In this episode: entrepreneurship, side hustles, overcoming fear, community, sharing and maintaining passion projects.

This week we are joined by Kyle Nolan, creator and founder of ProjectionLab, where we will be discussing how he left his 9 to 5 to pursue a passion project, some of the challenges and realizations he’s faced while creating his software, as well as the importance of investing in your interests regardless of the risk or self-doubt you may feel. The journey to FI offers many things, such as freedom and autonomy to pursue new things, but it’s important to remember that you don’t have to wait until you reach FI to start investing in things that are of value to you! By pouring yourself into something that interests you will always guarantee a payback!

🔑 Key Themes Discussed:

Kyle’s journey from traditional employment to entrepreneurship.
The development and impact of ProjectionLab in the FI community.
The role of personal passion in creating and growing a side hustle.
Overcoming fear and indecision when launching a new venture.
The importance of a supportive community in achieving financial independence.

🕒 Chapters:

Introduction to Kyle Nolan and ProjectionLab
Kyle’s background and the start of his FI journey
The motivation behind creating ProjectionLab
The challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship
The pivotal moment of launching ProjectionLab on Hacker News
The significance of mental headspace in pursuing side projects
Brad’s reflections on proof of concept and personal finance journey
How to encourage children to explore their passions in technology

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