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>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

>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
  It's boring, it's an enormous quantity of useless information. Dealing with patients and working is another story. The reason why people think medicine is a good career is that doctors themselves never talk about the down sides of the job, but always consider it as the most respectful job ever.

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
It's boring, it's an enormous quantity of useless information. Dealing with patients and working is another story. The reason why people think medicine is a good career is that doctors themselves never talk about the down sides of the job, but always consider it as the most respectful job ever.