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>What if IT wipe out after 5 years? That's a good question. I'm just really stuck on what to do, I have no guidance and I dont want to waste my life. I like t

>What if IT wipe out after 5 years? That's a good question. I'm just really stuck on what to do, I have no guidance and I dont want to waste my life. I like the idea of setting up start companies, but I dont know what the ratio is on those being successful or not. To answer your question, another career I was thinking of was medicine, that would take even longer that CS and would way be way tougher, but it would be a great career. The idea of learning CS on my own sounds good, but if I did it on my own I'd feel like I was rowing a boat with one paddle. I might end up wasting time that way too.

csomar 17y ago
>I have no guidance and I dont want to waste my life You should learn to guide yourself and take responsibility of the consequences. >I like the idea of setting up start companies, but I dont know what the ratio is on those being successful or not Imagine a startup founder who work 5 hours a day and another who work 12 hours a day. The first is lazy, uneducated... and the other is smart, hardworking, do lot of networking... Who has a higher ratio for success??? It's you who change the ratio; sure the luck will play a lot in your journey, but if it doesn't come you can create it. >I was thinking of was medicine I study medicine (because my parents want me too and I have no other choices). As someone who study medicine, I'll advice you: DON'T FOLLOW THIS CAREER. >I'd feel like I was rowing a boat with one paddle The same problem, you are lacking confidence. You should believe you can do it your own. Try to find another paddle to the boat, can't you?
- arcadeparade 17y ago
  >Imagine a startup founder who work 5 hours a day and another who work 12 hours a day. The first is lazy, uneducated... and the other is smart, hardworking, do lot of networking... Who has a higher ratio for success??? It's you who change the ratio; sure the luck will play a lot in your journey, but if it doesn't come you can create it. Sure, but where do I start? Do I start making Iphone apps, or become a freelance coder, or try to invent the next twitter? Or do all 3 at once? I'm at the start of the learning curve here. >I study medicine (because my parents want me too and I have no other choices). As someone who study medicine, I'll advice you: DON'T FOLLOW THIS CAREER. Why dont you like it?
  - csomar 17y ago
    >Sure, but where do I start? Do I start making Iphone apps, or become a freelance coder, or try to invent the next twitter? Or do all 3 at once? I'm at the start of the learning curve here. Building a service that sells subscriptions for $9 a month. 1000 users and you already have a good salary. Twitter, Facebook or Google are exceptions. Few startups succeed that way. But a web service, microISV... succeed if you work them the way it should. >Why dont you like it? It's a very bad career (terrible). Trust me on this. Lot of informations to put in your head and really nothing exciting about it. It's my opinion; you'll remember it if you happen to choose this career.
    - arcadeparade 17y ago
      >Building a service that sells subscriptions for $9 a month. 1000 users and you already have a good salary. Twitter, Facebook or Google are exceptions. Few startups succeed that way. But a web service, microISV... succeed if you work them the way it should. Can you give me some examples of Micro-ISVs? I spent years during my first time in college learning affiliate marketing, (at the same time I learned my degree) which sounds similar, and I became an expert in Adwords, marketing, keywords, niche research etc, but I could only ever break even. It was extremely frustrating to spend so much time at it and eventually having to give up. On Medicine again, I quite like the idea of helping people, such as in a charity like Doctors Without Borders, but it's just a dream right now. To each his own I guess.
      - csomar 17y ago
        >Can you give me some examples of Micro-ISVs? Read this forum, all the information you need are here http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz >On Medicine again, I quite like the idea of helping people, such as in a charity like Doctors Without Borders, but it's just a dream right now. To each his own I guess. I like to help people, but are you ready for it? If so, then you can consider this career. Just be careful in this choice.
  - jquery 17y ago
    >>I study medicine (because my parents want me too and I have no other choices). As someone who study medicine, I'll advice you: DON'T FOLLOW THIS CAREER. >Why dont you like it? I, too, am curious. *Edit: Can you please give more detail than you did below?

csomar 17y ago

>I have no guidance and I dont want to waste my life You should learn to guide yourself and take responsibility of the consequences. >I like the idea of setting up start companies, but I dont know what the ratio is on those being successful or not Imagine a startup founder who work 5 hours a day and another who work 12 hours a day. The first is lazy, uneducated... and the other is smart, hardworking, do lot of networking... Who has a higher ratio for success??? It's you who change the ratio; sure the luck will play a lot in your journey, but if it doesn't come you can create it. >I was thinking of was medicine I study medicine (because my parents want me too and I have no other choices). As someone who study medicine, I'll advice you: DON'T FOLLOW THIS CAREER. >I'd feel like I was rowing a boat with one paddle The same problem, you are lacking confidence. You should believe you can do it your own. Try to find another paddle to the boat, can't you?

arcadeparade 17y ago
>Imagine a startup founder who work 5 hours a day and another who work 12 hours a day. The first is lazy, uneducated... and the other is smart, hardworking, do lot of networking... Who has a higher ratio for success??? It's you who change the ratio; sure the luck will play a lot in your journey, but if it doesn't come you can create it. Sure, but where do I start? Do I start making Iphone apps, or become a freelance coder, or try to invent the next twitter? Or do all 3 at once? I'm at the start of the learning curve here. >I study medicine (because my parents want me too and I have no other choices). As someone who study medicine, I'll advice you: DON'T FOLLOW THIS CAREER. Why dont you like it?
- csomar 17y ago
  >Sure, but where do I start? Do I start making Iphone apps, or become a freelance coder, or try to invent the next twitter? Or do all 3 at once? I'm at the start of the learning curve here. Building a service that sells subscriptions for $9 a month. 1000 users and you already have a good salary. Twitter, Facebook or Google are exceptions. Few startups succeed that way. But a web service, microISV... succeed if you work them the way it should. >Why dont you like it? It's a very bad career (terrible). Trust me on this. Lot of informations to put in your head and really nothing exciting about it. It's my opinion; you'll remember it if you happen to choose this career.
  - arcadeparade 17y ago
    >Building a service that sells subscriptions for $9 a month. 1000 users and you already have a good salary. Twitter, Facebook or Google are exceptions. Few startups succeed that way. But a web service, microISV... succeed if you work them the way it should. Can you give me some examples of Micro-ISVs? I spent years during my first time in college learning affiliate marketing, (at the same time I learned my degree) which sounds similar, and I became an expert in Adwords, marketing, keywords, niche research etc, but I could only ever break even. It was extremely frustrating to spend so much time at it and eventually having to give up. On Medicine again, I quite like the idea of helping people, such as in a charity like Doctors Without Borders, but it's just a dream right now. To each his own I guess.
    - csomar 17y ago
      >Can you give me some examples of Micro-ISVs? Read this forum, all the information you need are here http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz >On Medicine again, I quite like the idea of helping people, such as in a charity like Doctors Without Borders, but it's just a dream right now. To each his own I guess. I like to help people, but are you ready for it? If so, then you can consider this career. Just be careful in this choice.
- jquery 17y ago
  >>I study medicine (because my parents want me too and I have no other choices). As someone who study medicine, I'll advice you: DON'T FOLLOW THIS CAREER. >Why dont you like it? I, too, am curious. *Edit: Can you please give more detail than you did below?