Indie Hackers is a great site! I have my first little product on there (http://apex.sh/ping/), making just over 3k/m now (50% each month FWIW), sure it's not millions but now I have time/freedom to work on the next thing.

Plus the freedom is worth thousands alone in my opinion, if I have the choice I'll never go back to startups. It seems like startups are the default these days, and so many of them would probably be just fine as regular small-medium businesses. I have to cram the idea in people's heads haha, you can make money in software and not be a slave working 14hr days.

You can also build a successful startup not being a slave working 14hr days. Both small businesses and big businesses can be either well run or poorly run. It's mostly a function of building the right culture, having the right systems in place, and having enough resources to not burn your team out.