I find your adventure both brave and courageous. The fact that you decided to openly up and talk about it is great.
Probably it doesn’t help if I tell you,but you are not alone.
In 2017 I founded a small startup because I was passionate about the industry, but I knew nothing about anything. After I failed to raise money for phases 2, after proving the product had value, I was depressed for more than a year. Felt like nothing made sense.
Meanwhile I joined a corporation to keep a steady income, but my mind still wants to go “my way” somehow.
I know enough people who are more than happy to work for corporations and enjoy their lives of stable luxury. Many of them do fulfill their ambitions within the job.
But most of the hackers I know either secretly or openly want to play it their way. Sometimes in small ways, and sometimes in big.
Running your own products/businesses/etc is painful and exhausting (for most people). But very similarly to how working out is painful and exhausting. It's up to you if you are going to enjoy or suffer.
In the end, we are all just kids playing with toys. It certainly helps when you don't take yourself too seriously. I can't imagine running my own things without a minimum effective dose of YOLO.
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I find your adventure both brave and courageous. The fact that you decided to openly up and talk about it is great.
Probably it doesn’t help if I tell you,but you are not alone.
In 2017 I founded a small startup because I was passionate about the industry, but I knew nothing about anything. After I failed to raise money for phases 2, after proving the product had value, I was depressed for more than a year. Felt like nothing made sense.
Meanwhile I joined a corporation to keep a steady income, but my mind still wants to go “my way” somehow.
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Hey, thanks for sharing that!
I think there are a lot of us, actually.
I know enough people who are more than happy to work for corporations and enjoy their lives of stable luxury. Many of them do fulfill their ambitions within the job.
But most of the hackers I know either secretly or openly want to play it their way. Sometimes in small ways, and sometimes in big.
Running your own products/businesses/etc is painful and exhausting (for most people). But very similarly to how working out is painful and exhausting. It's up to you if you are going to enjoy or suffer.
In the end, we are all just kids playing with toys. It certainly helps when you don't take yourself too seriously. I can't imagine running my own things without a minimum effective dose of YOLO.