Hello Fastlaners,
Since graduating college, I've dealt with a dilemma:
Do I go all in with entrepreneurship as a 23 year old, being dead broke with student loans and a rent bill..
..or do I get that high-paying, flexible job that will provide me the financial capital to do a fastlane business a little faster with start up capital, while keeping expenses covered?
I've seen both scenarios play out. I've had friends couch surf and be dead broke until they finally got that break (500K in funding to help provide a small living salary and scale their business).
I've also seen people go on to make a lot of money in decent career paths, and then pull the plug once they're ready, have enough capital, etc.
Most of the stories I hear about entrepreneurs going all in early on after college are either:
1. not dead broke and have financial stability from their parents
2. Make it as a successful entrepreneur through a long, brutal road of getting punched in the mouth
3. Fail and die along the way (their hopes, dreams, and aspirations die, or they go to a job after repeat failures)
I've weighed the pros and cons and have already chosen a path (work and save capital and work my face off in the off hours) but I'm wondering what others think. It's a dilemma I constantly battle with because working a job means I have way less time.
Since graduating college, I've dealt with a dilemma:
Do I go all in with entrepreneurship as a 23 year old, being dead broke with student loans and a rent bill..
..or do I get that high-paying, flexible job that will provide me the financial capital to do a fastlane business a little faster with start up capital, while keeping expenses covered?
I've seen both scenarios play out. I've had friends couch surf and be dead broke until they finally got that break (500K in funding to help provide a small living salary and scale their business).
I've also seen people go on to make a lot of money in decent career paths, and then pull the plug once they're ready, have enough capital, etc.
Most of the stories I hear about entrepreneurs going all in early on after college are either:
1. not dead broke and have financial stability from their parents
2. Make it as a successful entrepreneur through a long, brutal road of getting punched in the mouth
3. Fail and die along the way (their hopes, dreams, and aspirations die, or they go to a job after repeat failures)
I've weighed the pros and cons and have already chosen a path (work and save capital and work my face off in the off hours) but I'm wondering what others think. It's a dilemma I constantly battle with because working a job means I have way less time.
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