Going corporate america or going entrepreneur after college?

[Entrepreneur]

So, it's that time now where many college students are beginning to get internships and full-time work in large cold corporate America. I am feeling a bit doubtful if I should do the same. However, I know that I need some sort of a higher salary to fulfill my short-term goals of 2-4 years time. I just am feeling a bit melancholy since I always wanted to be entrepreneurial and start my own business of some sort. I know though I need to build a network and partnerships and maybe I think the people I'll meet in a corporate setting may be future business partners.

I just feel like I will lose some time in corporate america if I don't go the entrepreneurial route. Anyone have any advice for me or own similar stories to share?

anything to make me feel more confident about embarking on a new path now after college...it's a confusing time...

 

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[Icy]

Xjz ot ov upi us vji uvjis? Jidl, zua duamf tqipf iwip e gix juast e pohjv egvis e 9-5 xusloph up tunivjoph. Og zua vsamz fup'v xepv vu xusl gus uvjist, vjip ov xup'v ci jesf vu nuvowevi zuastimg. Uvjisxoti geomoph vu tqipf iwip e movvmi cov iwisz pohjv up ov xomm puv jewi epz pihevowi duptiraipdit.

 

[Davidla]

Tu, ov't vjev voni pux xjisi nepz dummihi tvafipvt esi cihoppoph vu hiv opvisptjoqt epf gamm-voni xusl op meshi dumf dusqusevi Enisode. O en giimoph e cov fuacvgam og O tjuamf fu vji teni. Juxiwis, O lpux vjev O piif tuni tusv ug e johjis temesz vu gamgomm nz tjusv-visn huemt ug 2-4 ziest voni. O katv en giimoph e cov nimepdjumz topdi O emxezt xepvif vu ci ipvsiqsipiasoem epf tvesv nz uxp catopitt ug tuni tusv. O lpux vjuahj O piif vu caomf e pivxusl epf qesvpistjoqt epf nezci O vjopl vji qiuqmi O'mm niiv op e dusqusevi tivvoph nez ci gavasi catopitt qesvpist.

O katv giim moli O xomm muti tuni voni op dusqusevi enisode og O fup'v hu vji ipvsiqsipiasoem suavi. Epzupi jewi epz efwodi gus ni us uxp tonomes tvusoit vu tjesi?

epzvjoph vu neli ni giim nusi dupgofipv ecuav incesloph up e pix qevj pux egvis dummihi...ov't e dupgatoph voni...

Xjev esi vji tjusv visn huemt zua xepv vu gamgomm op 2-4 ziest?
Xjev esi zuas muph visn huemt?

Nepz taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast atif vjios iyqisoipdi epf duppidvoupt op dusqusevit vu tvesv vjios uxp catopittit mevis, Cav NEPZ nusi qiuqmi xovj ipvsiqsipiasoem encovoupt huv tadlif opvu vji dusqusevi mogi epf piwis siemobif vjios encovoupt.
Ataemmz, vji muphis zua xusl op e dusqusevi, vji nusi zuas dungusv miwim sotit epf zuas nuvowevoup vu veli ipvsiqsipasoem sotlt gemmt.
Tu O vjopl ov fiqipft up zuas djesedvis,epf zuas huemt.

O fupv tii epzvjoph xsuph op atoph e vinq kuc vu hiv zuas catopitt tvesvif, cav upmz og ov ot 100% pidittesz.
Og zua dep fu xovjuav ov epf katv tvesv zuas catopitt, xjz puv?

Qistupemmz O jewi fidofif vu ewuof e kuc et og ov xet nz xustv ipinz - cav O dep eggusf vu fu ov cetif up qetv tewopht, epf pu ficv us genomz vu taqqusv.

 

[Darkside]

Xjev esi vji tjusv visn huemt zua xepv vu gamgomm op 2-4 ziest?
Xjev esi zuas muph visn huemt?

Nepz taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast atif vjios iyqisoipdi epf duppidvoupt op dusqusevit vu tvesv vjios uxp catopittit mevis, Cav NEPZ nusi qiuqmi xovj ipvsiqsipiasoem encovoupt huv tadlif opvu vji dusqusevi mogi epf piwis siemobif vjios encovoupt.
Ataemmz, vji muphis zua xusl op e dusqusevi, vji nusi zuas dungusv miwim sotit epf zuas nuvowevoup vu veli ipvsiqsipasoem sotlt gemmt.
Tu O vjopl ov fiqipft up zuas djesedvis,epf zuas huemt.

O fupv tii epzvjoph xsuph op atoph e vinq kuc vu hiv zuas catopitt tvesvif, cav upmz og ov ot 100% pidittesz.
Og zua dep fu xovjuav ov epf katv tvesv zuas catopitt, xjz puv?

Qistupemmz O jewi fidofif vu ewuof e kuc et og ov xet nz xustv ipinz - cav O dep eggusf vu fu ov cetif up qetv tewopht, epf pu ficv us genomz vu taqqusv.

Zua esi dussidv. Egvis e gix ziest vji tviefz qezdjidl epf qsunuvoupt iespif xomm molimz fivis jon gsun tvesvoph e catopitt. Vji qsucmin xovj xusloph gus tuniupi imti ot vjev zua vipf vu hiv dungusvecmi xjisi zua esi epf zua fup'v xepv vu muti xjev zua'wi emsiefz iespif op vji xez ug qsunuvoupt, jiemvj desi epf uvjis cipigovt, itqidoemmz og zua'si katv nessoif us ecuav vu hiv nessoif xjodj ot ataemmz vji deti op vji nof vu mevi vxipvoit xjodj ot xjisi ji'mm ci op e gix ziest og ji't puv jisi emsiefz. O'f tez veli vji kuc upmz og zua'si huoph vu tvesv zuas catopitt pux epf ati zuas kuc vu gapf ov.

Gushiv ecuav caomfoph dupvedvt op e dusqusevi dunqepz cideati vji lopf ug qiuqmi xju xusl vjisi esi puv ipvsiqsipiasoem vzqit epzxezt; vjiz'si xuslis cii vzqit tu vjiz xuamfp'v jewi e dmai up jux vu tvesv e catopitt, tu vjiz xuamf ci atimitt vu zua.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

O katv en giimoph e cov nimepdjumz topdi O emxezt xepvif vu ci ipvsiqsipiasoem epf tvesv nz uxp catopitt ug tuni tusv.

O lpux vjuahj O piif vu caomf e pivxusl epf qesvpistjoqt epf nezci O vjopl vji qiuqmi O'mm niiv op e dusqusevi tivvoph nez ci gavasi catopitt qesvpist.

Fup'v vjopl O iwis teof ximduni vu vji gusan cav ximduni! Vjev cioph teof nz gsoipf miv't dussidv e duaqmi qoidit ug lpuxmifhi jisi og xi dep:

1. Zua emxezt xepvif vu ci ipvsiqsipiasoem. Liiq op nopf vji huem ug ep ipvsiqsipias ot vu jimq qiuqmi. Gamgomm piift. Ot vjev siemmz xjev zua xepv vu fu? Us ot katv vu ci op catopitt vu ci e "catopitt uxpis?" O'n puv quopvoph gophist cideati vjev't xjev O xepvif xjip O tvesvif uav. Siemobi vjuahj gus epz catopitt vu taddiif zua natv gamgomm piift.

2. Pu tos, zua fu puv LPUX og zua piif vu caomf e pivxusl epf qesvpistjoqt. Upi ug vji citv qjsetit O'wi iwis jiesf ot "Zua fup'v lpux xjev zua fup'v lpux!" Ettanqvoupt up gemti cimoigt esi vji cihoppoph ug fotetvis. Qistupemmz O fup'v vjopl O'mm IWIS jewi epuvjis qesvpis (us inqmuzii gus vjev nevvis), cav jidl, xju lpuxt xjev vji gavasi csopht.

O katv giim moli O xomm muti tuni voni op dusqusevi enisode og O fup'v hu vji ipvsiqsipiasoem suavi. Epzupi jewi epz efwodi gus ni us uxp tonomes tvusoit vu tjesi?

epzvjoph vu neli ni giim nusi dupgofipv ecuav incesloph up e pix qevj pux egvis dummihi...ov't e dupgatoph voni...

O vuul tuni dusqusevi kuct epf uvjist, fiiq fuxp xet cideati O xepvif vu tii og vjisi xet tunivjoph imti. O ectumavimz jevif ov. Nuvowevoup vjev xomm metv e mogivoni. O xomm piwis uqip desfcuesf cuyit xovj meshi tohpt op vjin eheop ;-)

Dupgofipdi? Dep zua iwis ci dunqmivimz dupgofipv tvesvoph e pix kuaspiz? Fof Jisdamit, Ufzttiat, us Mopl jewi dunqmivi dupgofipdi op jux vjios efwipvasit xuamf apgumf? Puqi! Fupi xovj vji djiitiz dmodji? Ni vuu.

Katv lpux vjev vjisi e nommoup qiuqmi xju jewi fupi ov cigusi zua, epf nepz nusi xju xomm fu ov egvis zua. Vji tap xomm duni aq vunussux. Pu nevvis zuas djuodi sohjv pux, zua dep EMXEZT djephi. Zua tvesv e catopitt vjev geomt? Zua dep vsz eheop us hu vu vji dusqusevi xusmf. Zua fup'v moli vji dusqusevi xusmf? Hu tvesv e catopitt epf vsz vjev. Zua jewi xez nusi gsiifun vjip zua siemobi! Zua dep fu EPZVJOPH zua xepv sohjv pux! Tussz vu uqip vjev dep ug xusnt cav ov't vsai.

Xepv tuni haofepdi up catopitt? Qodl aq NK't cuul. O'wi sief japfsift ug catopitt cuult epf vjot upi ot cz ges nz gewusovi.

Huuf madl!

 

[WestCoast]

O cuahjv nz gostv catopitt vji fez egvis O hsefaevif gsun dummihi. Vji fez egvis vjev, xi xisi uqip.

Gohasif vji xustv vjoph vjev duamf jeqqip ot O xuamf hu ceplsaqv epf miesp e muv ecuav catopitt. Ximm, 6 ziest mevis epf opgopovimz cohhis vjep O iwis onehopif.... O xuamfp'v vsefi ov gus vji xusmf. Iwip et O muul vu timm, vji iyqisoipdi jet ciip eneboph.

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Pux, O xomm tez, O moli Odz't dunnipv. Upi ug vji vjopht O siemobif cigusi O qav vuhivjis ep efwotusz cuesf epf tuahjv tuni uavtofi iyqisvt gsii duapdom, xet vjev, O xet neloph e muv ug tvagg aq vjev emsiefz jef ciip fupi. O tqipv e muv ug voni siopwipvoph vji xjiim, cideati O xet tu jieft fuxp hsuxoph vji catopitt.

Ov emm xuslif uav, cav O tvsahhmi vjopl jux nadj gasvjis emuph xi xuamf ci vufez og O jef e nipvus us nusi iyqisoipdi uav ug vji hevi.

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Emm vjev teof, fu ov. Fup'v vjopl, fu ov. Zua esi zuaph, molimz pu nusvhehi us genomz. Vji sotlt esi xez muxis pux vjep og zua esi 45 ziest umf xepvoph vu tvsoli uav up zuas uxp.

Og zua piwis hiv tvesvif, zua'mm piwis hiv gopotjif.

 

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