This is the title of a YouTube video I watched yesterday, and I agree a lot because the barrier to entry is so hard nowadays. what do you think ?
Ask HN: If you can't find a job(in tech), why not create one
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#3because creating a company is way more effort and stress
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#4I think you should link the YouTune video!
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#5You need money to do that
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#6You aren't going to create a job at some company, so you have to work as a freelancer or found a company. Both of these are very risky and seem very non-advisable if you lack the skills to even find work at some company.
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#7Working on it!
The ego is the biggest stumbling block! So are bad habits!
Anyone can do it, and increasingly I believe creating a company is actually really, really easy. The monster difficulty is the battle with the self to not procrastinate, to dream big, to be courageous, to take risks, to avoid giving up when encountering difficulties.
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#8Not sure what "tech" would constitute here.
I've never ran a company before, but I would assume creating a company has a massive barrier to entry compared to working in tech. There are employees, legal, payroll, HR, and other such hurdles before you can even think about starting a tech company, not to mention the personal toll it'll take.
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#9A friend once told me that if you are consulting, you are actually doing three jobs:
* finding the work
* doing the work
* getting paid for the work
Most folks in tech focus on "doing the work" but fail to realize that there is just as much nuance, skill, and specialization in steps 1 and 3.
I have consulted/contracted for about 1/2 my career. Highly recommend it to anyone to appreciate what a stable job at an employer is worth, as well as for education and upskilling. (Wrote more here on the value of contracting: https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2018/11/12/try-contractin... )
But go into this adventure with your eyes wide open about the difficulties of running business, as well as the prize for winning--to simplify, it is more and more sales, less and less coding.
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#10Seems to be about this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBxBhoaBc6I