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> I'm 22 now and the most productive age is slipping out of hand I'm 50 and WTF does that mean? You were still a teenager a few years ago.
Isn't 23 the finest age in humans? I tried when I was 17 to retire in 24. I've $13 k debt to pay within a year from previous startup. And I don't have any way till now to payback.
Learn to code.
I don't wanna learn coding. I'm good at management, presentation, communication, negotiation and debate. It's 'cause of the fear that I might end up as jack of trades, neither professional on technical nor non-technical.
> good at management, presentation, communication, negotiation and debate.
You should learn to code, those other things you think you're good at, I think you're being deluded about what you actually bring to the table.
I don't mean to condescend but you haven't done any of those things yet either.
To put this into context, THERE ARE 22 years old who work with CEOs and advise VPs of f500 companies, and even they haven't REALLY done any of those things yet.
Do not attempt a software business unless you are a programmer. Period. Full stop. It will just be an endless money pit and you won't know how to stop it or fix it. Instead, partner with someone who is a developer and needs your skills.
I don't think this is true. More like do not attempt a business where you need an outside bespoke skill unless you know how to make bets, limit your losses, deal with contractor, agencies or employees who may do a bad job or rip you off. The word bespoke is there because some things can be outsourced more easily like legal, accounting, hosting etc.
Learn to code.
I don't wanna learn coding. I'm good at management, presentation, communication, negotiation and debate. It's 'cause of the fear that I might end up as jack of trades, neither professional on technical nor non-technical.
Learn to code.
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I don't wanna learn coding. I'm good at management, presentation, communication, negotiation and debate. It's 'cause of the fear that I might end up as jack of trades, neither professional on technical nor non-technical.
22 years old. > good at management, presentation, communication, negotiation and debate. You should learn to code, those other things you think you're good at, I think you're being deluded about what you actually bring to the table. I don't mean to condescend but you haven't done any of those things yet either. To put this into context, THERE ARE 22 years old who work with CEOs and advise VPs of f500 companies, and e…
But the things is I'm more research oriented before taking action on something.
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I don't wanna learn coding. I'm good at management, presentation, communication, negotiation and debate. It's 'cause of the fear that I might end up as jack of trades, neither professional on technical nor non-technical.
A million other people are good at that, likely better than you. Why would someone work with you? Learn to code.
If I tried to get hands on everything, I'll end up with nothing.
If you wanna learn to code, there's a few good udemy courses (get a project based one). Start with JavaScript. Just so you know this will take a long time, but you'll understand your product better and it will benefit you more in the long run.
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I don't think this is true. More like do not attempt a business where you need an outside bespoke skill unless you know how to make bets, limit your losses, deal with contractor, agencies or employees who may do a bad job or rip you off. The word bespoke is there because some things can be outsourced more easily like legal, accounting, hosting etc.
True in those domains. Not true in software. I can't think of a successful software business started by a non-developer. Is there one?
All software is new and bespoke, otherwise we're not writing software we're just integrating existing parts, and that's the difference between IT (and CI/CD) and architecture/programming. You can hire for all of those, of course, but you cannot be at the helm of a company that depends on bespoke architecture and programming without being that person yourself.
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A million other people are good at that, likely better than you. Why would someone work with you? Learn to code.
Sales is the thing that matters on the product, to get the return and I'm ready for sales. I can manage sales, and business development, along with operations. If I tried to get hands on everything, I'll end up with nothing.