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Heh, it's also 10 years since I first got into entrepreneurship and realised that running a company was a) fun and b) a decent way to spend one's life. The jour
by jlees 17y ago
Heh, it's also 10 years since I first got into entrepreneurship and realised that running a company was a) fun and b) a decent way to spend one's life. The journey since then has detoured through university, but I was always freelancing on the side. Now I'm running a company "for real" and loving it.
- quizbiz 17y agoI would love to hear further detail about the balance between freelancing, college, and eventually running my own "real" company. That seems to be the path I'm headed towards.
- jlees 17y agoIt's just been a case of prioritising, really. Running several websites from student societies' to independent stuff (looking back, why on earth didn't I monetise any of it?) meant people knew I did websites, which led to being paid for doing one-off stuff. I then spent summers and holidays doing more complex jobs, including rentacoder type work. Worked for local startups and big corporations in summer vacations (sometimes freelancing in my spare time). Broke free of academia, did a bit more freelancing, then realised I had the freedom at last (no academic terms round the corner) to start up rather than do odd jobs for the rest of my life. You'll know when the time is right for that. Good luck! :)