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I Quit My Job. Here’s How I Planned the Start as an Entrepreneur

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Post by stingraycharles »

debarshri wrote: post #4

Dutch government has lot of benefits and Grants for people who wish to create their own company. I would recommend applying for them in worst case scenario

WBSO and MIT come to mind. WBSO only works well if you already have some source of income, though, which can be from a part time job.

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Post by CommieBobDole »

So he's spent a month of his six-month runway, and what he's accomplished so far is writing a journal and rating a bunch of fields of business on how much he might theoretically enjoy starting a company in one of them.

Starting a business is about getting things done. Thinking about what things you might possibly want to get done in the future, or making charts about things that you aren't getting done is a pleasant way to avoid getting things done, but it doesn't really get you any closer to your goal.

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Post by cheez »

hehsjsbb wrote: post #3

If I understand the timeline: - July 2019 - start first full time job - early 2020 - 6 months unpaid leave - June 2020 - quit job to start company - August 2020 - blog post about how to quit your job So someone with less than a year of full time experience who seemingly hasn't actually built a business is giving me advice on how to successfully quit my job? I guess that's the part they've succeeded at so far.

How to become an entrepreneur (from someone who has actually done it):

  - Get income from other people via job
  - Learn
  - Come up with idea
  - Test market in 2 weeks for

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Post by michaelbuckbee »

hehsjsbb wrote: post #3

If I understand the timeline: - July 2019 - start first full time job - early 2020 - 6 months unpaid leave - June 2020 - quit job to start company - August 2020 - blog post about how to quit your job So someone with less than a year of full time experience who seemingly hasn't actually built a business is giving me advice on how to successfully quit my job? I guess that's the part they've succeeded at so far.

Well, they're quitting a salaried position to try and take on freelance or small agency type work.

Aside from that - this really reads more of like a "journal" entry than an advice piece.

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Post by vp8989 »

hehsjsbb wrote: post #3

If I understand the timeline: - July 2019 - start first full time job - early 2020 - 6 months unpaid leave - June 2020 - quit job to start company - August 2020 - blog post about how to quit your job So someone with less than a year of full time experience who seemingly hasn't actually built a business is giving me advice on how to successfully quit my job? I guess that's the part they've succeeded at so far.

Welcome to the Internet.

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Post by loriverkutya »

With economy going down the drain and nobody sees the end of the tunnel, I'm not sure, that leaving your job is the best decision, because as it was mention in the article:

"The worst thing that can happen is that I don’t earn any money in the next 6 months and I’ll have to find a job again."

Not sure how the job market will look in February, but pretty sure, not as nice as before Covid.

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Post by sushshshsh »

dangus wrote: post #6
hehsjsbb wrote: post #3

If I understand the timeline: - July 2019 - start first full time job - early 2020 - 6 months unpaid leave - June 2020 - quit job to start company - August 2020 - blog post about how to quit your job So someone with less than a year of full time experience who seemingly hasn't actually built a business is giving me advice on how to successfully quit my job? I guess that's the part they've succeeded at so far.

That’s hilarious, I was about to respond in some grumpy fashion about how it’s basically impossible for anyone to get any useful information or advice out of this article. I didn’t even notice this timeline. Not even year into a career and the author already doesn’t like it. I mean, it’s entirely possible that your first job just sucks. It’s entirely possible that your first company just sucks. I’d just look for a di…

I'm 28 and virtually every single male I talk to in their 20s has this deep resentment of working for a corporation. It personally used to resonate with me, but it turns out I like money much more than freedom.

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Post by kyuudou »

skmurphy wrote: post #5

I really like Derek Sivers "Change Careers Like Tarzan" model https://sive.rs/tarzan "I get emails from many people who want to make a big change in their career. Each one wants to quit their current career, and boldly leap into their new venture or preferred lifestyle. When they ask my advice, they think I’m going to say, “Yes! Quit! Go for it!” But instead, they’re surprised at my suggestion: Remember how Tarzan sw…

Sometimes the first vine breaks.
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