You have to start somewhere. Your own startup has a ton of financial upside that a 9-5 job doesn't have (as well as downside). If you could flip the switch and be at $100k ARR your first month, everyone would be running their own business.
To clarify, I'm not necessarily wondering why OP is pursuing this business. I'm more wondering why it's notable to HN, when the product isn't particularly interesting and is not seeing unusual growth. It appears to have launched in Oct 2018.
