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I'm about to graduate with a bachelor's degree and am considering a master's from a top university to improve my resume and have a safety net. My field of interest is AI and robotics, but getting into a top university is challenging. I believe it will help me meet motivated people, although many might focus more on landing great jobs rather than building financial freedom.
I haven't started any ventures yet and think it's wise to build a solid resume first. I have a few business ideas, like a tech newsletter and a home-cooked food delivery marketplace, but I'm broke and can't start anything now.
My plan is to get a job, work on a master's degree, and possibly get into startups or freelancing. Of course, I plan to try one man or small team SaaS meanwhile to at least take chances as many as I can but again that's just an idea and have no solid plans on how I can do that.
Then, I'll try starting my own business (may or may not be in tech) once I have a backup plan and a stronger resume. This might take years, but it makes sense to me because I've always been a tech enthusiast and would be happy to be a CTO in 5 -10 years. I will be 25/30 by then and although I want to be free by 30/35, I don't see any path which can take me to my destination faster than this.
I recognize degrees matter, though there are examples of people who have succeeded without them, like David Park - started at 16, and Jenni.ai is $25m now when he is 27/28 (
View: https://youtu.be/YN7DT39f_Ak
). However, a safer path might be following someone like Aravind Srinivas, who pursued research seriously before starting an AI company - Perplexity ($1B valuation).
I think I believe that there's no such thing as THE "passion" or ONE THING, and giving time to anything and winning, will naturally boost your motivation and start a loop.
Having said that I don't feel strongly for working 10 years without seeing any progress and then get massive success (David and MJ 's story) at a business at least at this time - I think chances of being successful might be via this path. Rather taking a job and building skills would make you a better person to start a company or any business of any kind.
Advice on what I should choose? Staying with family and asking for money isn’t an option, nor is doing a low-wage job, given family expectations. I lack ideas and motivation to start a business now without a solid resume or money. Once I have some skills, I'm willing to take a bet on myself for the next 5-10 years.
Go ahead and tell me why this plan might be good or bad and your reasons. Did I miss some obvious things from the book? lmk!
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I'm about to graduate with a bachelor's degree and am considering a master's from a top university to improve my resume and have a safety net. My field of interest is AI and robotics, but getting into a top university is challenging. I believe it will help me meet motivated people, although many might focus more on landing great jobs rather than building financial freedom.
I haven't started any ventures yet and think it's wise to build a solid resume first. I have a few business ideas, like a tech newsletter and a home-cooked food delivery marketplace, but I'm broke and can't start anything now.
My plan is to get a job, work on a master's degree, and possibly get into startups or freelancing. Of course, I plan to try one man or small team SaaS meanwhile to at least take chances as many as I can but again that's just an idea and have no solid plans on how I can do that.
Then, I'll try starting my own business (may or may not be in tech) once I have a backup plan and a stronger resume. This might take years, but it makes sense to me because I've always been a tech enthusiast and would be happy to be a CTO in 5 -10 years. I will be 25/30 by then and although I want to be free by 30/35, I don't see any path which can take me to my destination faster than this.
I recognize degrees matter, though there are examples of people who have succeeded without them, like David Park - started at 16, and Jenni.ai is $25m now when he is 27/28 (
). However, a safer path might be following someone like Aravind Srinivas, who pursued research seriously before starting an AI company - Perplexity ($1B valuation).
I think I believe that there's no such thing as THE "passion" or ONE THING, and giving time to anything and winning, will naturally boost your motivation and start a loop.
Having said that I don't feel strongly for working 10 years without seeing any progress and then get massive success (David and MJ 's story) at a business at least at this time - I think chances of being successful might be via this path. Rather taking a job and building skills would make you a better person to start a company or any business of any kind.
Advice on what I should choose? Staying with family and asking for money isn’t an option, nor is doing a low-wage job, given family expectations. I lack ideas and motivation to start a business now without a solid resume or money. Once I have some skills, I'm willing to take a bet on myself for the next 5-10 years.
Go ahead and tell me why this plan might be good or bad and your reasons. Did I miss some obvious things from the book? lmk!
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