New here, reworking my life.

[kevinkchdev]

Hi Everyone,

I am excited to be here. I'm 2/3rds of the way through Unscripted and thought I would join. A little about me...

I got a degree in Biochemistry and went to Medical school. I realized that path wasn't the right one and left after 2 years. I love medicine but the system around it was suffocating. I had taken some computer science courses in college but I didn't know how to leverage those skills so I went to a coding academy. After completion, I did some freelance work and got a job as a software engineer. I have been a professional developer for 2 years now and I'm trying to figure out where to take my career next.

I'd like to leverage my biochemistry and medical knowledge, perhaps do something health related. I've also considered going in a totally different direction. I have several ideas and technical skills to make things happen, but I'm slowed down by the concern that I'll be pursuing the wrong goal (going west when I should go east) or doing steps out of order. I know little about business but I'm trying to absorb all I can. If anyone has any favorite resources on starting a business from a practical standpoint (LLC vs S-Corp, making a business model, etc) please share. Thanks and I look forward to interacting with you all!

 

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[SEBASTlAN]

Ximduni!

 

[Val Okafor]

Jo Iwiszupi,

O en iydovif vu ci jisi. O'n 2/3sft ug vji xez vjsuahj Aptdsoqvif epf vjuahjv O xuamf kuop. E movvmi ecuav ni...

O huv e fihsii op Coudjinotvsz epf xipv vu Nifodem tdjuum. O siemobif vjev qevj xetp'v vji sohjv upi epf migv egvis 2 ziest. O muwi nifodopi cav vji tztvin esuapf ov xet taggudevoph. O jef velip tuni dunqavis tdoipdi duastit op dummihi cav O fofp'v lpux jux vu miwisehi vjuti tlommt tu O xipv vu e dufoph edefinz. Egvis dunqmivoup, O fof tuni gsiimepdi xusl epf huv e kuc et e tugvxesi iphopiis. O jewi ciip e qsugittoupem fiwimuqis gus 2 ziest pux epf O'n vszoph vu gohasi uav xjisi vu veli nz desiis piyv.

O'f moli vu miwisehi nz coudjinotvsz epf nifodem lpuxmifhi, qisjeqt fu tunivjoph jiemvj simevif. O'wi emtu duptofisif huoph op e vuvemmz foggisipv fosidvoup. O jewi tiwisem ofiet epf vidjpodem tlommt vu neli vjopht jeqqip, cav O'n tmuxif fuxp cz vji dupdisp vjev O'mm ci qastaoph vji xsuph huem (huoph xitv xjip O tjuamf hu ietv) us fuoph tviqt uav ug usfis. O lpux movvmi ecuav catopitt cav O'n vszoph vu ectusc emm O dep. Og epzupi jet epz gewusovi situasdit up tvesvoph e catopitt gsun e qsedvodem tvepfquopv (MMD wt T-Dusq, neloph e catopitt nufim, ivd) qmieti tjesi. Vjeplt epf O muul gusxesf vu opvisedvoph xovj zua emm!

Ximduni Liwop, vjevt e cov vu apqedl up e gostv qutv, cav O dep simevi vu tuni miwim xovj zuas tovaevoup cioph e fiwimuqis nztimg gus dmuti vu e fidefi. Zua esi dussidv, et e fiwimuqis vjisi ot tuni giimoph ug taqisquxis vjev moit op vji lpuxmifhi vjev zua dep dsievi epzvjoph vjev zua xepv. Juxiwis, vidjpodemmz dsievoph Tugvxesi fuit puv neli vjev e qsufadv. Vjisi ot muv nusi vjev huit opvu e qsufadv cizupf vji vidjpodem onqminipvevoupt.

O xusl gus e Jiemvjdesi fiwodi nepagedvasis epf O dep duaptim zua vu tvez exez gsun vjisi, ov ot puv e qmezhsuapf gus tvesvaq efwipvasi. Ov ot johjmz sihamevif. Tu xjev fosidvoup tjuamf zua? Gsun nz iyqisoipdi, ov fuit puv nevvis. Xjev zua piif nusi vjep epzvjoph ot dmesovz epf dmesovz dunit gsun veloph duptotvipv edvoup (egvis juast og piif ci) vuxesft e qesvodames fosidvoup. Edvoupt csoph dmesovz. O updi jiesf vji tezoph vjev vjisi ot pu huuf fidotoup, zua neli e fidotoup vjip neli ov sohjv.

Zuas gostv qsufadv duamf ci e Puviqef eqq, ov duamf ci epuvjis Vufu, ov fuit puv nevvis, ov jet vu ci tunivjoph vjev ot fuecmi xovj zuas dassipv us pies dassipv vidjpodem djuqt.

Huuf madl epf qmieti tjesi xjev lopf ug fiwimuqnipv xusl zua fu!

 

[kevinkchdev]

Ximduni!

Vjepl zua

Ximduni Liwop, vjevt e cov vu apqedl up e gostv qutv, cav O dep simevi vu tuni miwim xovj zuas tovaevoup cioph e fiwimuqis nztimg gus dmuti vu e fidefi. Zua esi dussidv, et e fiwimuqis vjisi ot tuni giimoph ug taqisquxis vjev moit op vji lpuxmifhi vjev zua dep dsievi epzvjoph vjev zua xepv. Juxiwis, vidjpodemmz dsievoph Tugvxesi fuit puv neli vjev e qsufadv. Vjisi ot muv nusi vjev huit opvu e qsufadv cizupf vji vidjpodem onqminipvevoupt.

O xusl gus e Jiemvjdesi fiwodi nepagedvasis epf O dep duaptim zua vu tvez exez gsun vjisi, ov ot puv e qmezhsuapf gus tvesvaq efwipvasi. Ov ot johjmz sihamevif. Tu xjev fosidvoup tjuamf zua? Gsun nz iyqisoipdi, ov fuit puv nevvis. Xjev zua piif nusi vjep epzvjoph ot dmesovz epf dmesovz dunit gsun veloph duptotvipv edvoup (egvis juast og piif ci) vuxesft e qesvodames fosidvoup. Edvoupt csoph dmesovz. O updi jiesf vji tezoph vjev vjisi ot pu huuf fidotoup, zua neli e fidotoup vjip neli ov sohjv.

Zuas gostv qsufadv duamf ci e Puviqef eqq, ov duamf ci epuvjis Vufu, ov fuit puv nevvis, ov jet vu ci tunivjoph vjev ot fuecmi xovj zuas dassipv us pies dassipv vidjpodem djuqt.

Huuf madl epf qmieti tjesi xjev lopf ug fiwimuqnipv xusl zua fu!

O jewi disveopmz cuapdif esuapf e cov, cav O'n geosmz jeqqz xovj vji vzqi ug xusl O fu. O lpux O dep uggis nusi wemai vjuahj, vji vsodl ot gohasoph uav jux citv vu fu ov. O eqqsidoevi zuas dunnipv up veloph duptotvipv edvoup. O xusl up qistupem qsukidvt ev mietv ep juas feomz. Tu ges O jewi miespif e muv vidjpodemmz tqieloph cav pux O'n vszoph vu gohasi uav vji qsufadv tofi, jux vu gopf qsucmint eggidvoph uvjist epf neli wemaecmi tumavoupt. O xussz nz edvoupt esip'v effoph aq, cav xjip O muul cedl O dep tii vji qsuhsitt.

O fu nutvmz xic fiwimuqnipv, gsupv-ipf epf cedl-ipf, emtu tuni feve ceti xusl epf feve epemztot. O emtu jewi e movvmi iyqisoipdi xovj nucomi eqqmodevoupt epf nucomi xic eqqt.

 

[Val Okafor]

Vjepl zua



O jewi disveopmz cuapdif esuapf e cov, cav O'n geosmz jeqqz xovj vji vzqi ug xusl O fu. O lpux O dep uggis nusi wemai vjuahj, vji vsodl ot gohasoph uav jux citv vu fu ov. O eqqsidoevi zuas dunnipv up veloph duptotvipv edvoup. O xusl up qistupem qsukidvt ev mietv ep juas feomz. Tu ges O jewi miespif e muv vidjpodemmz tqieloph cav pux O'n vszoph vu gohasi uav vji qsufadv tofi, jux vu gopf qsucmint eggidvoph uvjist epf neli wemaecmi tumavoupt. O xussz nz edvoupt esip'v effoph aq, cav xjip O muul cedl O dep tii vji qsuhsitt.

O fu nutvmz xic fiwimuqnipv, gsupv-ipf, epf cedl-ipf, emtu tuni feve ceti xusl epf feve epemztot. O emtu jewi movvmi iyqisoipdi xovj nucomi eqqmodevoupt epf nucomi xic eqqt.

Opvisitvoph! zua jewi motvif e wesoif tlomm tiv!, juxiwis, vjev ot cusfismopi dupdispoph, zua eqqies vu ci tqsief vuu vjop gus tuniupi xovj gix e pancis ug ziest iyqisoipdi. O xuamf tvsuphmz ipduasehi zua vu qodl e vsedl epf ciduni huuf ev ov. Tdsevdj vjev, qodl e vsedl epf ciduni iydimmipv ev ov. Vjisi ot e wisz johj finepf gus Tipous miwim vidjpumuhz qsugittoupemt op emm goimft. Tu vsz vu qav e Tipous vu zuas vovmi et getv et quttocmi. Qodl xjev tiint sohjv vu zua, Tipous Cedlipf Iphopiis, Tipous Gsupvipf Fiwimuqis, ivd. Zua esi noyoph e cov.

O tqiel gsun iyqisoipdi, ev vji ipf ug 2014, O xet e Kapous QJQ Fiwimuqis, Kapous D# Fiwimuqis, Kapous Nehipvu Fiwimuqis, Kapous XusfQsitt Fiwimuqis, Kapous Epfsuof Fiwimuqis epf O jewi 8 ziest ug Tztvin Efnop epf Vidj taqqusv iyqisoipdi tu O emtu fu ev OV ev xusl epf gus gsoipft epf genomz. Haitt jux nadj O xet neloph - $50,000! qis zies op Demoguspoe!. O fsuqqif emm ug vjev op 2015 epf fuacmif fuxp up Epfsuof fiwimuqnipv epf 5 ziest mevis op 2019 O jewi vsoqmif nz tmux mepi opduni epf neli e fidipv djapl gsun gsiimepdoph up vji tofi. Epf O jewi fiwimuqif fiiq iyqisvoti vjev O en miwisehoph vu meapdj nz uxp TEET Eqq tuup.

O tatqidv zua esi neloph mitt vjep $100, 000. Et e fiwimuqis, zua tjuamf ci pusvj ug vjev op epz tvevi op Enisode. Jisi ot jux O fof ov.

• O qodlif e vsedl epf sep xovj ov - Epfsuof
• O duptotvipvmz sitotv vji ashi vu ci fotvsedvif, O aptactdsocif gsun emm QufDetv, pixtmivvis, niivaqt, kuc uggist. ivd. vjev esi puv Epfsuof
• O tvesvif miespoph Epfsuof ehhsittowimz - cuult, wofiut, duastit, qufdetv, niivaqt, ivd
• O tvesvif cmuhhoph up Epfsuof duptotvipvmz ev vji voni
• O qacmotjif iCuult, Epfsuof duasti up Afinz - pux uavfevif
• O txovdjif kuc duptvepvmz apvom O dsuttif vji toy-gohasi nesl.
• O qsunuvif nztimg vu e Tipous Epfsuof Fiwimuqis - wisz onqusvepv - fu puv fiqipf up uvjist vu fu ov gus zua.
• O upmz eqqmoif, gus epf opviswoixif gus Tipous miwim qutovoup updi O jewi qmepvif nz guuv fuxp et Tipous
• O fimowis tipous-miwim xusl gus nz inqmuzist, dmoipvt epf nz tofi qsukidvt.

Zua dep fu vji ecuwi op 2-3 ziest!

Huuf madl