actually seriously already the last one.
Ask HN: What to do after selling startup?
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
How did you transition? Do you hire programmers now to build stuff, instead of doing it yourself? Or is the nature of your business just much more content/marketing oriented now, so you don't need much (new) technology?
While I'm not a fan of grinding on code for hours anymore, I still code a little but for the ends rather than the means. I've become content and outcome focused rather than code and technology focused, so I can "outsource" to existing technologies/apps (e.g. a Wordpress install that does 90% of what I want, rather than a custom CMS that does it all). I've looked into outsourcing to other people but find myself too mu…
Thanks for your insightful answer, Peter. I think a lot of entrepreneurs have to wear far more hats than what their strengths and/or preferences are. As you've said, I think one luxury of a level of success is to "retire" to one's preferred areas.
Side note: Having to do significant work in one's areas of weakness/aversion is what makes the initial phases of starting up disproportionately challenging.
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#44Buy a house at the beach. Start going to more conferences. Read a few books. Then start working on the next idea.
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#45I have no particular intentions of exit-via-selling. Rather, I'm more of a mind to "hack capitalism": fit a job around what I want to do in life (find a nice young lady, spend more time with my family, feel the grass under my feet once in a while) rather than fitting life around mostly inflexible work obligations. I like work, don't get me wrong. There's a certain dignity to it, and I'd go bonkers if I wasn't solving…
I have always thought you would be awesome at taking someones product and taking it's web sales to the next level. Is that what you are interested in?
Re: Ask HN: What to do after selling startup?
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
While I'm not a fan of grinding on code for hours anymore, I still code a little but for the ends rather than the means. I've become content and outcome focused rather than code and technology focused, so I can "outsource" to existing technologies/apps (e.g. a Wordpress install that does 90% of what I want, rather than a custom CMS that does it all). I've looked into outsourcing to other people but find myself too mu…
Thanks for your insightful answer, Peter. I think a lot of entrepreneurs have to wear far more hats than what their strengths and/or preferences are. As you've said, I think one luxury of a level of success is to "retire" to one's preferred areas. Side note: Having to do significant work in one's areas of weakness/aversion is what makes the initial phases of starting up disproportionately challenging.
I think you've nailed it all a lot better than I did! :)
Re: Ask HN: What to do after selling startup?
#47Start another programming project that interests me, but without monetization considerations in mind this time.
Where would you live? In your own house? On your own island? Or somehow work in a company that lets you spend your free time working on an open source project?
Re: Ask HN: What to do after selling startup?
#48I have no particular intentions of exit-via-selling. Rather, I'm more of a mind to "hack capitalism": fit a job around what I want to do in life (find a nice young lady, spend more time with my family, feel the grass under my feet once in a while) rather than fitting life around mostly inflexible work obligations. I like work, don't get me wrong. There's a certain dignity to it, and I'd go bonkers if I wasn't solving…
This sounds alot like the "Monk and the Riddle" philosophy. Is this what you're getting at?
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#49I traveled for a couple of years, then went back to get a PhD in mathematics.
Are you a professor or a research scientist now?
I have pondered this route, but it seems that in general, the research community / academia tends to "shun" those that don't do straight undergrad -> research.
Re: Ask HN: What to do after selling startup?
#50Start another programming project that interests me, but without monetization considerations in mind this time.
Where would you live? In your own house? On your own island? Or somehow work in a company that lets you spend your free time working on an open source project?
Possibly in my own house on my own island ;P
But I'd certainly go for maximum independence so going to work for a company if I don't have to (which presumably I won't have to if I sell a startup) is out of the question. I want to be able to pursue crazy projects that might or might not turn out to give results.
Oh, and I'd crank up on my knowledge of theoretical CS too.