Ph.D in failure, Masters in getting back up

A developer and engineering manager chronicles 10 failed side projects and ventures spanning 2010–2026, from semi-pro gaming to recipe sites, crypto utilities, a podcast voting platform, fashion brands, a dating app, a developer hiring platform, an engineering metrics dashboard, and an AI learning recommender. Each entry distills a concrete lesson about distribution, monetization, passion, market timing, and competitive positioning. The author is currently all-in on 0xinsider, an intelligence layer for prediction markets, framing all prior failures as tuition for this current bet.