I wrote my first book about 7 years of failure

I just wrote my first book 📚 I talk about failing for 7 years, depression, and negative thoughts. It's not really sexy, but I want to share the things that don't go viral on social media. It's free. Please let me know if you enjoy it, that means a lot to me 😊 → book.marclou.com

Marc Lou@marclou · Sep 7, 2026Today is a special day for me. I've made $3M with my 36 startups. Solo. 85% margin. Bootstrapped. It took 10 years, and I loved every second of it. After failing as an entrepreneur for 5 years, I got a job in 2021. That's when I discovered @levelsio's journey and decided to try again. "If he can do it, maybe I can too?" So I started building tiny startups and writing about it. 2021 and 2022 were quiet, but I was having fun. Everything changed in 2023 when I launched ShipFast and made my first million. Building something people finally paid for and enjoyed made me so happy. My first 5 years of failures taught me not to get emotionally attached to a project, because everything goes to 0 eventually. So I just kept shipping. It's 2026, and I've launched 36 startups. 50% never made money. Only 11% made decent money. Back in 2016, when I started, I believed I would make it. If I had known it would take 7 years of failure, I probably would never have started. That's why I'm stupidly optimistic. I don't think in years. I don't dream big. I think in weeks. I build tiny projects fast. And I quit even faster. That's how I wake up happy, enjoy the journey, and eventually build life-changing projects. If you've been following the journey, thank you. You've given my posts a sense of purpose, which has kept me going, and I'm very grateful for this. ❤️