A lot of those aren&#x27;t quite like this one, though. The author did some smart things:<p>* app received press before quitting job<p>* app started making revenue before quitting job<p>* author had time to watch the app&#x27;s trajectory before quitting job<p>* author diversifies and helps other people make successful apps, across a variety of categories, rather than betting it all on games.<p>The point of reading success and failure stories is to contrast them as well as feel inspiration or schaudenfreude as indicated.