For those of you who have jumped off the corporate train (or never got on) - what would you consider the key "achievement" points in your journey? I started thinking through what I would put on such a list but then thought it would make for good discussion here. The achievements obviously vary in difficulty and time required for attainment. Here's my starter list:<p>* Decided to build a product/service with the intent of releasing it
* Learned a new tech stack that I plan to use for the purpose of building my thing
* Executed sufficient customer calls to have clarity around potential product/market fit
* Public availability / First public customer usage
* First dollar generated (ads, subscription, one-time payment, whatever)
* Irrationally angry customer feedback via email or twitter
* Raman profitability attainment
* First paid employee hired
* First business development partnership inked
* First lawsuit
* Sale of company/assets