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Think about something you're passionate about. Or were passionate about when you were in high school. Write it down. Programming. Then apply this test: Will p
by karterk 14y ago
Think about something you're passionate about. Or were passionate about when you were in high school. Write it down.
Programming.
Then apply this test: Will people pay you for it? Will they pay you a lot for it?
YES.
Okay, perhaps this post is not for me, but the post comes across as highly anecdotal. E.g:
That advice has probably resulted in more failed businesses than all the recessions combined...
I hate to ask it, but source?
- venomsnake 14y agoSame here. I wanted to be programmer since I was 7 and found out what a computer is. And it pays the bills just fine.
- ditojim 14y agoagree. further, now that i have started and run a business based off one of my passions, i see a lot of opportunities to make a successful businesses based on many of my other passions.
- yen223 14y agoI suspect that if your passion was 'playing video games', you might find yourself agreeing with the article.
- imgabe 14y agoTell that to the guys who run Penny Arcade.
- astine 14y agoHow about the thousands of guys who tried to imitate Penny Arcade's success with their own comic strips? Most webcomics aren't that profitable and gamer oriented comics are probably the most saturated market. It's like acting, some hit it big, most struggle in obscurity for years.
- kds 14y agoI believe the multi-millionaire publisher Felix Dennis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Dennis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Dennis) in a certain sense would not quite agree... In his book "How to Get Rich" he related his hint to pioneer PC-magazines publishing to his interest in early PC-games. This seems to be the case PG wrote recently in his latest essay - when someone is experiencing a new thing purely as a user, not developer, and feeling and thinking about what's still missing that could be useful to others like him.
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