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Need some advice as a highly skilled but a broke tech guy

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Re: Need some advice as a highly skilled but a broke tech guy

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I was going to comment something very similar. If you are not good at creating a business, just join to a functioning one. You can pretty much select any field you want...

The problem is I can’t. I can’t give my freedom for a 9 to 5 job.

Without further explanation, this seems like a "won't" problem, not a "can't" problem.

Re: Need some advice as a highly skilled but a broke tech guy

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It's probably too late for you to notice my reply, but I would look at your total skill set and get into consulting those very specific skills. Not the generic ones everybody has, but the solutions you have gotten really good at over time. Make those things your Value Proposition. Everybody does similar things in your biz. But you do this specific thing that your potential customer needs. No exec is interested in tec…

Thanks so much, appreciated for your time and willing.

Re: Need some advice as a highly skilled but a broke tech guy

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The problem is I can’t. I can’t give my freedom for a 9 to 5 job.

What about freelance? There are sites where you can do work in chunks. You get something to do, you have to do it until a date. No ties. Today there are many companies which offer remote working... maybe one that offers remote working and no fixed schedule?

Yeah I have been there for so much. But I need to make good sums of money to live but I need to make more. Actually what I meant with “broke” is not actually poor but just enough to roll the dice let’s say.

Re: Need some advice as a highly skilled but a broke tech guy

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The problem is I can’t. I can’t give my freedom for a 9 to 5 job.

Who says you have to work a 9-5 indefinitely? Take some time to find a position that aligns with what you want to work on and do that for a while. Save up, live frugally and you will have more runway to do your own thing. Plus you will make people connections and perhaps even learn some new things about running and maintaining a business. You could even go work in academia or for a non-profit.

Thanks, I will try that.

Re: Need some advice as a highly skilled but a broke tech guy

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It's probably too late for you to notice my reply, but I would look at your total skill set and get into consulting those very specific skills. Not the generic ones everybody has, but the solutions you have gotten really good at over time. Make those things your Value Proposition. Everybody does similar things in your biz. But you do this specific thing that your potential customer needs. No exec is interested in tec…

Additionally I work with heads of different companies and banks directly and as I understood that I should be focusing on Value Propositions for them rather than bothering with reinventing the wheel. Many thanks again you probably made drastical difference with my understanding on business.
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