# I Stopped Waiting for the Perfect Startup and Built 8 Tiny Python Tools Instead

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> Published: 2026-07-03 04:54:45+00:00

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# I Stopped Waiting for the Perfect Startup and Built 8 Tiny Python Tools Instead

*How solving small, boring problems taught me more about making software than chasing the next big idea.*

For a long time, I thought success meant building a huge SaaS platform.

I had notebooks full of ideas: AI assistants, project management tools, social networks, and marketplaces. Every idea felt exciting — for a few days. Then I’d realize how much work it would take and move on to the next one.

Months passed.

I had nothing to show for all that planning.

At the same time, I noticed something interesting.

Almost every week, I was writing small Python scripts for myself.

One script renamed hundreds of files.

Another cleaned messy Excel sheets.

Another sent me an email when a website changed.

None of them were revolutionary.

But every one of them solved a real problem.

That’s when I changed my approach.

Instead of trying to build the next billion-dollar startup, I decided to build tiny tools that saved people time.

Here are eight of them.