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This is my rough 10-year plan (or at least the direction I'm heading right now) I'm 19, mech eng student, and I'm out here in Portugal for a month. Surf every morning, deep work on robotics software during the day, client stuff in the evenings. It's actually unreal. The waves, the sun, I genuinely don't want to fucking leave. But at the same time I need more business coming in, a stronger network, and yeah, somewhere a bit cheaper long-term. So I'm pretty obsessed with making all this work together. From September I'm starting second year mechanical engineering back in the UK. I could drop out but im not gonna. One, because I already learned that lesson. Two, because it just destroys the whole pressure environment you need to actually push hard. So the plan is finish the degree while building everything else on the side. Short term (right now through summer): - Finish this month strong in Portugal - Fly back beginning of July - Lock the fuck in for the rest of July in England, building robots, pushing robotics simulator hard (the browser-based 2D/3D circuits & robotics simulator with STL support, AI Copilot, BOMs, build guides, all that) - Keep posting content every single day even when it's not blowing up yet. Just more and more and more until it compounds - Sign more clients (websites, WhatsApp automation, SMMA, custom AI tools, lead gen stuff). The new commission partnership I just set up with the guy from that old scammy sales course should help bring in warm leads - Mid-August probably disappear somewhere in Europe or maybe even Asia for a couple of weeks to network and keep the travel momentum Next summer (2026/2027): I'm going to apply to a shit ton of internships. Ideally abroad, Switzerland would be the dream for the network and the type of work. Real mechanical engineering + robotics experience on the CV. After the internship finishes (whether it's 2-3 months or whatever), the rest of the summer is pure travel because by then client money and hopefully some Robotics Simulator revenue should give me the freedom. Longer term after that: Finish third year, graduate with a proper mech eng degree + a bunch of serious personal robotics projects + robotics simulator as actual shipping software in the hardware/education space + a solid client portfolio from years of building websites, automation, and custom tools for people. Then? Probably go full-time travelling for a while, maybe a full year. If I still feel like doing a master's I can always do it later when I'm in a much stronger position. But if the robotics simulator and the client work are printing by then, maybe I just keep building, travelling, and living. The places aren't going anywhere. One thing I'm properly excited about: as soon as it's realistic, I want to get a sick warehouse. Proper halfpipe or skate bowl inside, walls for graffiti and painting, dedicated space for building and testing robots, laptop area for software and client work, a decent gym, full DJ setup so I can throw small events. Park the car inside too. Just a creative base where I can mix hardware, software, skating, music, and actual life without everything feeling separated. Basically the big vision is: build serious software in a hardware/robotics niche (robotics simulator is the main bet), stack client work for cashflow and real skills, get the degree done without half-assing it, land strong internships abroad, travel when it makes sense, and keep the lifestyle balanced with surfing, skating, building shit, and not burning out. I know plans change and this is all pretty loose, but right now it feels like the right mix of ambition and realism. Focus on today, keep shipping small wins, keep posting the journey even when it's messy. If you're another student builder, indie dev, mech eng person, or just someone trying to figure out their own path at the same time as uni/life, what's one thing you're putting in your 5-10 year plan? Or what would you change in mine? Drop it in the comments, I'm actually curious. Posting this from Portugal while the sun's still out and I'm thinking about the next surf session ☀️

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@MRM_Cyber I don’t work as much when I travel and I have lots of work when I’m back. The day after I get back I have a maths exam ! Not always like this haha

@underbuilt_ Love ur lifestyle for real

No uni = travelling and building and getting more clients

@anaeem152 the best view haha

@underbuilt_ The classroom just got a better view

@saen_dev Getting more clients, getting the first paying user on assembly labs, build my x. Idk tho I am more focusing on the input, like I just did a post about my ideal day. I basically want to do that day as much as I can and the outputs will handle themselves from that !

@underbuilt_ That's the energy that compounds into real results over time. The builders who keep showing up daily are always the ones who end up lapping everyone else. What milestone are you working toward next?

New component designs coming to Assembly Labs... ⚡️ Improving the platform every single day. Next up: custom 3D parts and STL imports inside the simulator. The vision is simple: Build anything in the sim. Test it. Validate it. Then order the parts, assemble it in real life, and have confidence that it'll work.

My ideal day: 5 eggs, avocado, sourdough & orange juice. Deep work until 3pm (Building Assembly Labs, Outreach, Client work) Beef, rice & veg. Gym / Swim / Tennis / Sauna Smoothie + whatever it takes to hit 3,000 calories. Study until sleep (maths, reading, robotics/engineering, CAD) Repeat as much as possible for the next few years and see what happens.

@mikestrives living the dream mate

never thought my life would be this simple: 1. wake up 2. check stripe for own products 3. check updates from dev team 4. check investment portfolio 5. swim

@saen_dev Appreciate it man !! I will keep building !

@underbuilt_ First year eng student learning by building instead of waiting for the curriculum is exactly the right instinct. The skills from shipping real projects compound way faster than lectures. Keep showing up daily and the progress sneaks up on you.

@saen_dev I am not sure yet, I just plan to make little adjustments and add on everyday. As long as I develop and build and learn everyday then I am happy. I’m a first year mech eng student just wanting to learn by building and my uni isn’t helping with that….

@underbuilt_ Starting with education and prototyping before tackling manufacturing constraints is the right sequencing. The sim-to-real gap is where most hardware projects die so solving that would be huge. What tolerances are you targeting for V2?

@ignaziodes Couldn’t agree more ! I am a first year mech eng student trying to make a tool that helps me learn what I want to learn. I am building and learning as a i go and I don’t plan to stop building !

@underbuilt_ The gap that'll bite you is sim to real, a part that validates perfectly against ideal physics can still fail on tolerances, backlash, or material variance on the actual bench. Worth feeding failed builds back into the simulator, not just going sim to real in one direction.

@jacobrodri_ 😂😂!

@underbuilt_ correction: june, july, august and december in europe*

Summer in Europe. Rest of the year in Asia & America. Peak life.

@codeculturecob @Ranjith_Snifty Haha thankyou !!

@underbuilt_ @Ranjith_Snifty this is ambitious! and i love it :)

@mig4ng The yacht isn't really the goal. It's what it represents! Freedom, success and being able to do whatever I want with the people I care about.

@underbuilt_ Makes sense, you need not an yatch for that. It might even make it worse. A wind sailer is a way better option, there are others.

motivation to do more i need a yacht

@mig4ng Because I want the freedom to experience the best the world has to offer. Amazing places, incredible food, unforgettable experiences and maybe a yacht or two along the way. Because I want a life full of experiences, not limitations.

@underbuilt_ Why do you need it?

Claude bought me a yacht at 19

@petropavliuk Very nice, not been there yet but plan to !

@underbuilt_ I like the country. We had a great vacation with the family in Dubrovnik last year

Building in Croatia 🇭🇷 Laptop out, Mediterranean views and grinding on Assembly Labs updates. Just adding better component visuals and a simple free starter level so people can feel what it's like to go from basic circuits to full robots. This is the MVP, it'll only get better as I go through my mech eng degree. Who else is working on their projects while traveling?

@petropavliuk Thanks 😂😂

@underbuilt_ Beautiful view. I am a little jealous 😅