17 y/o kicked out of house - seeking devilishly motivated partner • Hacker News Board

"My rationale is simple. If one wants to succeed, one will succeed. If one does not succeed, one did not want to succeed enough. Consequently, one was not willing to make the proper sacrifices required to succeed. Success is a function of desire. That's it."

I admire your ambition, but if you really believe the above you have a lot to learn about life. Best of luck with your endeavors!

Re: 17 y/o kicked out of house - seeking devilishly motivated partner

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Post by coherentpony » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 4:37 AM UTC

Believe it, it's possible to not succeed yet want to succeed more than anyone else on the planet. Go to college. Take 4 years to earn a qualification as something to lean back on just in case anything goes wrong.

You'll still be 18 in college. You can still do things on the side. You are 17 years old, and have no experience dealing with other people. The fact you are willing to let anyone invest in you without knowing them speaks volumes about how little you know how hard it is to succeed. Despite wanting to.

Edit: s/no\ /very\ little\ /g

Re: 17 y/o kicked out of house - seeking devilishly motivated partner

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Post by morgante » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 4:37 AM UTC

A couple years ago, I was exactly like you. (I'm from the Champlain Valley myself.)

But in the 3 years since, I learned that people are infinitely more important than my technical abilities will ever be. My hubris brought me down.

Things like this just aren't going to win you friends. If you want people to invest in you, not your ideas, (a statement which is itself filled with hubris), you have to grow up and realize the world around is a lot more than code.

Re: 17 y/o kicked out of house - seeking devilishly motivated partner

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Post by jychang » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 4:37 AM UTC

wittedhaddock wrote: post #5

homakov wrote: post #4

>Invest in me, not my ideas why is it any better just throwing money in a window

I'm not sure what you mean by that.

Yes. Because there are many, many 17 year olds just like you, or better than you. There are very few who are "successes", at age 17.

To invest in you is like putting money in the lottery. In fact, if I were you, I would distrust any offers you DO get, because those people are probably not good with their own money and would not have YOUR best interests in mind.

Re: 17 y/o kicked out of house - seeking devilishly motivated partner

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Post by mattdeboard » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 4:39 AM UTC

wittedhaddock wrote: post #2

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