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I hate to admit it, but trepidation at the "incorporate and do bookkeeping" part is exactly my roadblock. Paralyzing is an apt description. What was it that fin

• phjohnst 16y ago
  I love this. I've been trained as an accountant, so the bookkeeping, legal, sales side feels like a breeze. Its the 'I have to build something awesome' that cripples me! Only reinforces the point of the article. Like he said at the end: "In fact, the projects where there is doubt are the ones to pursue." Those projects are different for everyone, you just have to jump in.
• jasonkester 16y ago
  You could just not do it. I've been in business for the better part of 10 years without incorporating or doing bookkeeping beyond a quick 20 minute Excel session at tax time. My theory is that as long as everybody else keeps good books, I don't have to. The bank has just as much interest in remembering what happened to my money as I do, and frankly they're better at it than me. When I need to know, I look it up.
• sunkan 16y ago
  I probably shouldn't be admitting it here, but I quit my job, got started and the whole bookkeeping, accounting thing is still a mess. But everything else, getting customers and delivering them what they need is going flawlessly. I am much more stressed out than I was when I was working at a job, but this stress feels good in a strange sort of way. I need to get my paperwork side of things in order. Any recommendations for a good bookkeeper/accountant in Bay Area? Basically my point is that you don't have to have everything aligned and perfect to get started. I think there will always be chaos and a bit of disorder, but you just have to keep ploughing through and things will fall in place.