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Yes, this is indeed what I originally planned to do. Although I keep a book with the problems / ideas I have, none of them really motivates me (and I think ther

Yes, this is indeed what I originally planned to do. Although I keep a book with the problems / ideas I have, none of them really motivates me (and I think there are about a hundred ideas in there). Given that there are enough ideas, I don't think the ideas are the problem... I guess this is the perfect solution, but I don't feel like doing that now. I have the time, some money, lots of contacts and no car, expensive house or girlfriend. I have the ambition to become wildly successful. I've spend the last 5 years reading a lot on startups, but I don't see myself putting in long hours of software development at this moment.

3am 16y ago
You didn't give a lot of hard details to work with, but based on this post, I would say find work outside of software. It's clear that you're not well suited to founding a startup - you don't have the a vision and lack motivation - and you probably are right that you wouldn't do well at a larger company. A number of people I know outside of software have great ideas for startups because they run into hard problems in their fields that they recognize could be automated, but they lack the technical talent to solve the problem. Maybe you'll be in a position to find one of these problems and be motivated to solve it if you find something you're passionate about.
bluekite2000 16y ago
have u considered living abroad? I spent 3 years in silicon valley and got burnt out. So i just moved to vietnam, opened a bookstore and outsourced most of the work. Then I just went out a lot and traveled a lot since Vietnam is close to everything (thailand,singapore,indo, hongkong,etc). Best years of my life by far:)
- cageface 16y ago
  I did exactly the same thing. It made a world of difference in my motivation. If you're smart and creative you need to mix things up occasionally. Vietnam is a fascinating place right now.
  - bluekite2000 16y ago
    What? You opened a bookstore in Vietnam too? lol.
- pragmatic 16y ago
  Why a book store and why Vietnam?
  - bluekite2000 16y ago
    Because vietnam is a friendly and loving country. bookstore because government-owned stores in Saigon sold really shitty English books
- seunosewa 16y ago
  If Vietnam is not hard-core enough, you can try Iraq and Somalia.
  - mattm 16y ago
    This isn't the 70s. Sheesh.

3am 16y ago

You didn't give a lot of hard details to work with, but based on this post, I would say find work outside of software. It's clear that you're not well suited to founding a startup - you don't have the a vision and lack motivation - and you probably are right that you wouldn't do well at a larger company. A number of people I know outside of software have great ideas for startups because they run into hard problems in their fields that they recognize could be automated, but they lack the technical talent to solve the problem. Maybe you'll be in a position to find one of these problems and be motivated to solve it if you find something you're passionate about.

bluekite2000 16y ago

have u considered living abroad? I spent 3 years in silicon valley and got burnt out. So i just moved to vietnam, opened a bookstore and outsourced most of the work. Then I just went out a lot and traveled a lot since Vietnam is close to everything (thailand,singapore,indo, hongkong,etc). Best years of my life by far:)

cageface 16y ago
I did exactly the same thing. It made a world of difference in my motivation. If you're smart and creative you need to mix things up occasionally. Vietnam is a fascinating place right now.
- bluekite2000 16y ago
  What? You opened a bookstore in Vietnam too? lol.
pragmatic 16y ago
Why a book store and why Vietnam?
- bluekite2000 16y ago
  Because vietnam is a friendly and loving country. bookstore because government-owned stores in Saigon sold really shitty English books
seunosewa 16y ago
If Vietnam is not hard-core enough, you can try Iraq and Somalia.
- mattm 16y ago
  This isn't the 70s. Sheesh.