I was wondering the same. My guess is it's "Enough to finance the next project" rather than "Enough for a new life" but Im' interested in the outcome.
Good story no matter what!
Sounds like the author was acquired as well: "I’ve accepted a Software Engineer position at Planetary Resources starting in November"
Sounds like not at the same time, though. He said the site was acquired in May 2013 [1], while this post says he is starting there in November, and his front page still says he works at room77.com [2]. Makes me curious.
I do believe getting a position at Planetary Resources itself is worth having done the project.
Indeed. Really the story could be, "How my side project landed me my dream job."
I'm the OP/author, and you are pretty much right. It's probably not the sort of deal you'd read about in TechCrunch or the WSJ, but it made the work I did in the past year totally worth it. And it got me my "dream job," which counts for a lot.
And it got me my "dream job," which counts for a lot.
I think that's the true lesson of the story. Thanks for sharing it!