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Date: May 10, 2025

Image: What’s next? — Some years ago I had the opportunity to work fulltime on project of mine. This was at a time where I fully intended to take a year off, but being able to make a living off a project of your own creation is something software engineers dream of. Working on Textualize has been a blast, but it has come to an end. Perhaps not in the way I would have liked, but I am satisfied I have contributed something awesome to the tech community. <http://willmcgugan.github.io/images/will2025.jpeg> What’s next? Some years ago I had the opportunity to work fulltime on project of mine. This was at a time where I fully intended to take a year off, but being able to make a living off a project of your own cre... Will McGugan · willmcgugan.github.io

│ So it’s back to plan A: taking a year off. I plan on using this time to focus on my health–something I haven’t prioritized while working as a CEO / Founder of a startup.

Wish you the best Will, you have given us textual and rich, and from what I can tell left it in some great hands.

│ All I can say for certain is that I would like to write more. Writing scratches many of the same itches as software development, and it is a skill I’d like to nurture.

Go get em Will, write to your hearts desire, and resist the urge to make an SSG company this time.

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