Yep. I've definitely learned some lessons from these experiences.

The funny thing is the project started out as something super fast and simple and I got lots of positive feedback. What I didn't have is a sustainable business model. Although, I didn't really understand this at the time. I don't regret it. I just didn't want to spend the rest of my life working on that project.

I still love working on side projects. I've got a couple of promising ideas that I've been working on. I'm just taking care to do things properly this time around learning from the lessons of the past.