Hi, I am Marco, I finished Unscripted yesterday.
A little about myself: After I had my MBA (about 10 years ago) I applied for several consulting jobs here in Germany. In one third round interview I had a tough host. We both collided and she told me to get lost (kind of). Looking back I would say, this was my FTE.
After that I started my first company. Linux and open source fan that I am, I started a company that sold laptops with Linux preinstalled to consumers. During that time I worked halftime in a company that created web sites. After a view years I accepted that the laptop company didn't make enough money. While being very profitable revenue was just to low.
So I decided to work at a company that creates intranet systems based on wikis (Atlassian Confluence). But having the self image of an entrenpreneur, I was shure that this would be only a limited period in my life. Not having a great business idea a the time, I decided to create an affiliate business. A test site for dating sites. Working full time as an employee at day and working till 2 am in evening to create my test blog I got lucky and could quit my day job 2.5 years later.
Add 2 more years and this where I am now: The affiliate business is creating between 70 and 120k a year - with a big weakness on Control and a smaller one on Entry. My workload is pretty low right now and I play a lot of tennis, BUT I am unshure about my identity right now. I lack a guiding star.
What actions will I do next: Starting on Thursday I will plan and soft proof a business idea I have.
PS: Aside from entrepreneurship I love my girl friend, playing tennis and good wine. And I am a strong supporter of OSS. My favorite book on entrepreneurship is Innovation And Entrepreneurship by Peter Drucker - Unscripted is in the top group. I dislike The Lean Startup and a-holes.
A little about myself: After I had my MBA (about 10 years ago) I applied for several consulting jobs here in Germany. In one third round interview I had a tough host. We both collided and she told me to get lost (kind of). Looking back I would say, this was my FTE.
After that I started my first company. Linux and open source fan that I am, I started a company that sold laptops with Linux preinstalled to consumers. During that time I worked halftime in a company that created web sites. After a view years I accepted that the laptop company didn't make enough money. While being very profitable revenue was just to low.
So I decided to work at a company that creates intranet systems based on wikis (Atlassian Confluence). But having the self image of an entrenpreneur, I was shure that this would be only a limited period in my life. Not having a great business idea a the time, I decided to create an affiliate business. A test site for dating sites. Working full time as an employee at day and working till 2 am in evening to create my test blog I got lucky and could quit my day job 2.5 years later.
Add 2 more years and this where I am now: The affiliate business is creating between 70 and 120k a year - with a big weakness on Control and a smaller one on Entry. My workload is pretty low right now and I play a lot of tennis, BUT I am unshure about my identity right now. I lack a guiding star.
What actions will I do next: Starting on Thursday I will plan and soft proof a business idea I have.
PS: Aside from entrepreneurship I love my girl friend, playing tennis and good wine. And I am a strong supporter of OSS. My favorite book on entrepreneurship is Innovation And Entrepreneurship by Peter Drucker - Unscripted is in the top group. I dislike The Lean Startup and a-holes.
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