GilKa
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Hi everyone, I’m happy to join this forum and to share my story.
I’m a software developer from Israel, Working at a “unicorn” startup, married + 2.
I have been dreaming and thinking of entrepreneurship since I was in highschool, But bad choices, lack of self confidence, inconsistency and fear from failure brought me to what i’m today, A slowlane software developer with a “good paying job”, but poor with time, in a constant search for happiness and passion.
I stumbled upon “The millionaire fastlane ” book while I was searching for a solution to set myself and my family free from this depressing, life sucking, energy draining rat race. The thought that time is the most valuable asset and that the lifestyle our society dictates consumes most of it was sitting for a while at the back of my mind, but I never addressed it with the respect it deserves. Once I started to read the book I just felt like MJ opened the door to my unconscious thoughts and formulated them into clear, obvious and structured conclusions.
Couple of years ago I was already trying to start a business with 2 business partners and it went wrong. I always tried to create a system without even knowing it, unconsciously I always knew that we should work on a process to decouple time from effort and unlock scale. But one of the partners who was responsible for sales and marketing was a very dominant one, and apparently his plan was to make me and the other partner as the system. He was selling our time cheaply, convincing us we needed to show some cash flow, and It was too late when we found ourselves with an ineffective process, stalling and struggling to fulfil customers' needs. Without insufficient return for our time we couldn't set ourselves free for the real work, like improving and creating the business process and systems. We were trapped in an endless cycle and I was drained and decided to leave. This bad experience left me with a thought that business is not for me, So I found a convenient slowlane job and moved on.
Years after I left the business I still have the passion to own one, I feel like my life is slipping away. I have so many ideas, so many things I want to do and try, But with a wife, kids and a job, I have only a limited amount of time to try and pursue these dreams. With a drained battery I'm pushing myself every evening and weekend trying to be committed but it feels not enough. I need more time and the book just made it more clear to me, A drastic change seems to be inevitable.
I hope to find support and maybe to give some advice in this forum. My software skills are at the highest demand today, I can build complex apps with the latest technologies from scratch. I have a product mindset and I'm process driven. My weak points are sales and business strategy. One of the skills that I feel I need to acquire is the knowledge and experience for market research. I have a lot of ideas and i have the tools to fulfil them, But no tools to determine which idea is worth pursuing. I would really appreciate recommendations for a good educational source.
To sum up, It’s a real pleasure to find such a thriving community. I hope to learn a lot and to maintain the momentum this book gave me!
Thank you MJ DeMarco for sharing your experience with the world. It motivated me to act and brought back some enthusiasm to my life
I’m a software developer from Israel, Working at a “unicorn” startup, married + 2.
I have been dreaming and thinking of entrepreneurship since I was in highschool, But bad choices, lack of self confidence, inconsistency and fear from failure brought me to what i’m today, A slowlane software developer with a “good paying job”, but poor with time, in a constant search for happiness and passion.
I stumbled upon “The millionaire fastlane ” book while I was searching for a solution to set myself and my family free from this depressing, life sucking, energy draining rat race. The thought that time is the most valuable asset and that the lifestyle our society dictates consumes most of it was sitting for a while at the back of my mind, but I never addressed it with the respect it deserves. Once I started to read the book I just felt like MJ opened the door to my unconscious thoughts and formulated them into clear, obvious and structured conclusions.
Couple of years ago I was already trying to start a business with 2 business partners and it went wrong. I always tried to create a system without even knowing it, unconsciously I always knew that we should work on a process to decouple time from effort and unlock scale. But one of the partners who was responsible for sales and marketing was a very dominant one, and apparently his plan was to make me and the other partner as the system. He was selling our time cheaply, convincing us we needed to show some cash flow, and It was too late when we found ourselves with an ineffective process, stalling and struggling to fulfil customers' needs. Without insufficient return for our time we couldn't set ourselves free for the real work, like improving and creating the business process and systems. We were trapped in an endless cycle and I was drained and decided to leave. This bad experience left me with a thought that business is not for me, So I found a convenient slowlane job and moved on.
Years after I left the business I still have the passion to own one, I feel like my life is slipping away. I have so many ideas, so many things I want to do and try, But with a wife, kids and a job, I have only a limited amount of time to try and pursue these dreams. With a drained battery I'm pushing myself every evening and weekend trying to be committed but it feels not enough. I need more time and the book just made it more clear to me, A drastic change seems to be inevitable.
I hope to find support and maybe to give some advice in this forum. My software skills are at the highest demand today, I can build complex apps with the latest technologies from scratch. I have a product mindset and I'm process driven. My weak points are sales and business strategy. One of the skills that I feel I need to acquire is the knowledge and experience for market research. I have a lot of ideas and i have the tools to fulfil them, But no tools to determine which idea is worth pursuing. I would really appreciate recommendations for a good educational source.
To sum up, It’s a real pleasure to find such a thriving community. I hope to learn a lot and to maintain the momentum this book gave me!
Thank you MJ DeMarco for sharing your experience with the world. It motivated me to act and brought back some enthusiasm to my life
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