My Dream Career is to be a Professional Tinkerer

A different kind of entrepreneurship.

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My workspace. Photo by author.
  1. Lead and run a large volunteer game design team.
  2. Managed a small political campaign.
  3. Worked for two companies as a full-time engineer: one medium-sized in marketing development, the other quite large in e-commerce.
  4. Taught at four different game-design summer camps or after-school programs.
  5. Written a few dozen stories here on Medium.
  6. Produced ~30 episodes of my own podcast.
  7. And more…

A professional tinkerer is someone who makes cool — and sometimes random — stuff and shares it with the world to make a living.

Let’s Explore the Dream

How Do You Make Money?

Three physical representations of Bitcoin on top of a handful of 100 dollar bills.
Did you know I write about crypto too? Well, now you do. Photo by Dmitry Demidko on Unsplash.

Some Examples of Things I Might Build

  1. A nifty little piece of software like a net worth tracker, stock trading fundamentals tool, crypto portfolio tracker, or personal goal-setting tool.
  2. Courses or other premium knowledge products: focused and information-dense so you can get maximum value in minimum time.
  3. SaaS products in any of my interest areas (gaming, crypto, finance, business, personal development).
  4. Crypto dApps, NFT projects, etc.
  5. Games and other fun interactive experiences.

Build and Grow in the Open

What’s the Deal with Corporate America?

Sometimes corporate isn’t so bad. Photo by Smartworks Coworking on Unsplash.

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Professional Tinkerer, Creative Entrepreneur, and practitioner of A Hero’s Journey. Follow me for tech, crypto, finance, and personal development.

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Millan Singh

Professional Tinkerer, Creative Entrepreneur, and practitioner of A Hero’s Journey. Follow me for tech, crypto, finance, and personal development.