I’m currently juggling a full-time job while building a platform for mid-tier influencers; inspired by my brother’s struggles to monetize his sizable(160,000) Instagram following. Despite the audience, he couldn’t clearly track what posts drove revenue or how to optimize content. So we built a custom website with Stripe integration that shows him exactly how each post performs and where sales are coming from.
That simple build sparked a bigger idea.
Now, I’m scaling it into a full platform where influencers can sign up, get their own tailored site, track performance using AI and the Instagram API, and receive smart recommendations—with mock-ups—for content that converts. As more users join, the AI gets better at recognizing what works across niches.
But building this isn’t easy. I didn’t have the cash to throw at big AI models or a team, so I took a full-time job I actually enjoy to fund the journey. Still, working 50 to 60 hours a week—plus pushing side projects—leaves me drained. And my startup? It’s started to stall.
That’s a hard truth to admit, but I think a lot of entrepreneurs hit this wall: the passion’s there, the vision’s clear, but bandwidth is the bottleneck. I kept wondering, “If I were just sharper, more disciplined, I could handle it all.” But maybe that’s not it.
So now, I’m trying something new—Clockify—to track where my time really goes. I want to carve out focused space to keep this platform alive and moving. Because the vision still fires me up. I just need to make space for it again.
