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H1B sucks i know :( Sort of legal "voluntary" slavery. Maybe startup is not for you and you should focus on your core job, master at it and look for career grow

by vgurgov 16y ago

H1B sucks i know :( Sort of legal "voluntary" slavery. Maybe startup is not for you and you should focus on your core job, master at it and look for career grows? For that you might want to stop reading HN too much and focus on relevant sources.

raju 16y ago
I would not go as far as to say that a startup is not for me (Don't need another demotivating factor :D). I have a dream, and I intend to work on it while I do what it is that I do right now. If I ever get to a point where I may have to give up on it, well so be it but that point is not now, and hopefully not in the foreseeable future. I work very hard to be good at what I do. My current focus is on learning as much as I can, regarding whatever it is that needs my immediate attention as well as aspects that may help later with a startup (if it ever comes to that). I am single with no debt whatsoever and I pack away as much as I can save (I am somewhat of a minimalist and live very frugally). Regarding HN - It probably is the most relevant source I have found. Lot's of great advice and articles, lots of motivations (@patio11 comes to mind) and most importantly the company of (somewhat [1]) like-minded folks. [1] - I say somewhat mostly because I doubt many others are people attempting to immigrate.
- vgurgov 16y ago
  Wow! Now you sound much more motivated! Good luck with that! Anyway I was just saying that even if you decided not to start anything, its just fine! There are many thing to master in this life. Business is just one, you name others(hint: family, prof skills, sports, etc). Think about it.
  - raju 16y ago
    Ha! Good point. I guess I might have misrepresented my state of mind - It is a demotivating, and a bit of a hurdle, but hey, no one said it will be easy, right? Thanks for the vote of confidence.

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H1B sucks i know :( Sort of legal "voluntary" slavery. Maybe startup is not for you and you should focus on your core job, master at it and look for career grow

by vgurgov 16y ago

raju 16y ago
I would not go as far as to say that a startup is not for me (Don't need another demotivating factor :D). I have a dream, and I intend to work on it while I do what it is that I do right now. If I ever get to a point where I may have to give up on it, well so be it but that point is not now, and hopefully not in the foreseeable future. I work very hard to be good at what I do. My current focus is on learning as much as I can, regarding whatever it is that needs my immediate attention as well as aspects that may help later with a startup (if it ever comes to that). I am single with no debt whatsoever and I pack away as much as I can save (I am somewhat of a minimalist and live very frugally). Regarding HN - It probably is the most relevant source I have found. Lot's of great advice and articles, lots of motivations (@patio11 comes to mind) and most importantly the company of (somewhat [1]) like-minded folks. [1] - I say somewhat mostly because I doubt many others are people attempting to immigrate.
- vgurgov 16y ago
  Wow! Now you sound much more motivated! Good luck with that! Anyway I was just saying that even if you decided not to start anything, its just fine! There are many thing to master in this life. Business is just one, you name others(hint: family, prof skills, sports, etc). Think about it.
  - raju 16y ago
    Ha! Good point. I guess I might have misrepresented my state of mind - It is a demotivating, and a bit of a hurdle, but hey, no one said it will be easy, right? Thanks for the vote of confidence.