Not all projects are blockbuster profit projects, some people do things as a labor of love for the joy of doing them. Sometimes great things are made that way.
Seeking out $1.25M is not the sort of thing that has any draw for a lot of people, and that's OK.
Exactly. I entertained the idea of fundraising briefly, but realized that it didn't really give me any sort of satisfaction and wasn't something I was very good at. I like to write code, I like to build things, I like interacting with my users and turning their suggestions into reality.
Seeking out $1.25M is not the sort of thing that has any draw for a lot of people, and that's OK.