Tech IndustryNov 18, 2018
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Anyone on their way to becoming an entrepreneur while being an employee?

For those of you that are on the way to becoming an entrepreneur, what has your path been like? What advice would you have? All aspiring entrepreneurs are welcome: solo software builders, consultants/freelancers, venture backed startup founders, brick and mortar business owners, etc. I’ve been working on side projects outside of my full time job that generate a little bit of steady revenue, but the dream is to one day run my businesses full time and have them support me and my family. So I personally am going down the “solo software entrepreneur” path, given my skill sets and passions. I’ve tried both the consultant and venture backed start up founder paths a little before and quickly realized that they’re not for me.

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Apple applpark Nov 18, 2018

Following

Unity uFCa70 Nov 18, 2018

Like you and me they would not be spending time on Blind 🙂...

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qWBv24 OP Nov 18, 2018

True! What’s your story? :)

McAfee JohnMcPee Nov 18, 2018

A friend once approached me with an opportunity to become an entrepreneur. I was excited. He said I have to it takes to become one. Fanned my ego a bit. However, in order to become one, I needed to tick some pre-requisites. Starting with a meeting. I said, “Sure! Why not?”. I attended this meeting. It was for Amway. I am no longer friends with that guy.

Amazon HQ2.1 Nov 18, 2018

Why do MLMs tell their sales people they are entrepreneurs? 😂

eBay JubLt49 Nov 18, 2018

Because it gets them to buy more

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rOQb16 Nov 18, 2018

Solo engineer here, tech director with a family. It's been a complete nightmare getting things going. 2. Stinking. Years. Into my trillion-dollar saas app, and it's not even REMOTELY close to fundable. 😠

Intel rewt Nov 18, 2018

Dont you have a team?? It would be impossible without a team to startup something

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trka Nov 18, 2018

No team yet... Milestones are POC/MVP -> Funding -> Team -> More Building. Just me until I'm fundable. Being disruptive, the POC has to be almost entirely built-out to properly illustrate. That's the tough part.

Uber KanyeW Nov 18, 2018

I left my job at Uber a few months ago to start my own startup. I worked on it on the side for my last few months in the job, but it wasn’t enough, my progress was so slow. Since being full-time, progress has ramped up. I’ve designed UIs, recruited others, gotten an investor, started development, and am getting closer to releasing a product every day. All I can say is this has been super fun and a great learning experience for me. If you’re young and can afford it, do it!

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trka Nov 18, 2018

I'm jealous! With the family involved, I have to play the awkward line between risk and safe. It's tricky. I feel good about my POC milestone, but jeez getting there... It's a pretty disruptive concept, so POC - for the sake of illustration - is pretty much a v1 launch. If I could quit my job and hammer away at it for a month or so, I'd be good. <- not an option, though ☹️

Microsoft huiii Nov 18, 2018

Following. Have built 2 startups and will build no. 3 - looking for awesome entrepreneurs now.

Microsoft abcdefghiz Apr 7, 2019

Would love to meet and know more. Sending dm

Salesforce jdmnkzjnr Nov 18, 2018

I've been working on a side project to start a business. But the start up costs will be super low so I don't need to get funding. My day job remains just a day job at this point. I expect the side business to be successful, but not wildly so. Not some wild idea to make millions. But maybe to get an extra 100k/yr

Intuit dumb@ss Nov 18, 2018

I have a similar mindset and thought process. No fantasy of being an overnight millionaire - if at all I get it to that level. If I can get the side business to ramp up and generate enough income to lead a decent life I’ll be happy and content. I feel it’s more important to me to make a small positive difference to others in need than chasing and accumulating wealth while missing out on what life truly is all about.

Square Lpw5W Nov 18, 2018

I have a non tech side business that basically just involves throwing money at a couple vendors and running to the post office once a week. It makes me as much as my take home salary (not TC, yet) but it’s pretty nice.

Intel rewt Nov 18, 2018

Amway?

Amazon HQ2.1 Nov 18, 2018

Doesn’t sound shady at all