The E-Myth. A classic for entrepreneurs, I had waited to read it as nd I think it was the right time. For me, it clicked that a business needs to become a machine, with defined processes. Of course, I chose a very innovative service to make, so getting there will be tough. But the book definitely helped me get more sense of direction.

https://noordsestern.medium.com/gitlab-gaining-fediverse-capabilities-4c7da56e918

That would help one of your ideas, probably

Yes - guilty! We understand what it is, and we have used the centralized systems long enough to remember how they started. It's so romantic to be at the beginning once more - until the next eternal September :)