I'm 18 months from doing the same thing... I hope you succeed.
Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
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Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#12Good luck! I'm sure it will be a huge learning/growing experience. Feel free to send me an email if you want someone to bounce ideas off of or just free thoughts on marketing any of your ideas.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#13Good luck!
I did the same thing in the fall of 2008, except that I taught myself to program _after_ quitting my job. I went into freelance consulting with Ruby on Rails and have been doing that ever since.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#14Good luck, hope to hear of whatever product you work on
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#15Good luck!!
Remember to tell your story in order for more people to follow your footsteps.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#16"cubicle for 5 years has crushed my spirit"
I envy you that 5 years was enough for you to take this step. I am still trying to do it after almost 9 years even though technically I am a contractor but still got the 9-5 cubicle work.
Now, good luck, work hard, don't get demoralized easily and associate with people who are better than you in aspects that you care about.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#17I'm 18 months from doing the same thing... I hope you succeed.
Just curious, why 18 months?
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#18Good luck man, I wish I could do the same.
Re: Dear hn, today i resign & risk it all to follow my heart. wish me luck.
#19I highly recommend Cal Newport's (e)book, So Good They Can't Ignore You, which tackles the issue that passion is not always enough to succeed. I think it would help you make your mark.