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		k__ on Oct 26, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Instapainting – From $4k in debt to $32k/mo in pas... Sounds like he is a rather intelligent person. I mean 4k in dept are hard, but all that he did (Microservices, Robotics, AI, Games) seems like way over the top of your average person.

chrischen on Oct 27, 2016 [–]

I think the key is to leverage your existing skill sets. I'm primarily a coder so many of these hacks were technical, and their audience was HN.

The other thing is to start with shortcuts. The robot's hardware I used mainly from a kit, and that left only the software.

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