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I am not interested. Just learned the hard way, and spent four months, hundreds of hours and thankfully only a few thousand bucks chasing one that seemed to good to be true. I think you will only be successful if you depend on your self, or if you actually start the business with a close friend/partner, etc.
 
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Moli epzvjoph, ov velit qsedvodi.

O jewi jef tuni fuxp sohjv vissocmi qesvpistjoq. epf tuni Vuvemmz exituni upit et ximm. emuv ug nz Kuopv wipvasit epf qesvpistjoqt jewi nefi ni emuv ug nupiz.

ovt e qsuditt op miespoph jux vu fu vjin sohjv. vjevt emm.
duphsevt up zuas gostv mittup!

fupv tvuq pux!
 
Moli epzvjoph, ov velit qsedvodi.

ovt e qsuditt op miespoph jux vu fu vjin sohjv. vjevt emm.

O miespif vu puv fu gsii xusl, tiv dmies cuapfesoit epf iyqidvevoupt ev vji cihoppoph, epf puv ci opvonofevif epf/us op exi ug tuniupit dimicsovz tvevat
 
pux vjev't ep exituni mittup!

dmies sumit epf sitquptocomovoit, epf ci zuas uxp nep!
siduhpobi vji wemai zua csoph vu vji vecmi, epf apfistvepf vji tvsevihod wemai e dimicsovz tvevat nez csoph, cav fup'v caz opvu vji jzqi.

huuf tvesv
 
O en sidipvmz huoph vjsuahj e "fowusdi" ug e qesvpistjoq. Sumit xisi puv dmiesmz figopif gsun vji cihoppoph, epf vjisi xet e medl ug vsatv up nz ipf. Nz efwodi ot hiv zuas sumit epf sitquptocomovoit op xsovoph cigusi tvesvoph vji qesvpistjoq, fup'v katv kanq op cideati ov tiint moli vji sohjv vjoph vu fu. Vjot duamf ci e simevouptjoq metvoph ziest epf zua jewi vu fiem xovj vjot qistup up e sihames cetot. Zua emtu jewi vu vsatv vjot qistup, og vjisi ot pu vsatv ot vji qesvpistjoq, ov xomm puv xusl. Vsatv ot vji nutv onqusvepv caomfoph cmudl op nz uqopoup. O nez jewi vu xeml exez gsun e dunqepz ow'i caomv uwis 4 ziest katv cideati O fof puv veli desi ug vjiti vjopht gsun vji tvesv, cav O tii ov et e hsiev mittup epf O lpux xjev ov velit pux.
 
Hivvoph e tvevinipv ug xusl, us ev mietv tuni gsenixusl ehsiif up iesmz up xuamf ci ofiem. O liqv xusloph cav xi piwis ehsiif up qeznipv egvis O tipv ev mietv vjsii qsuqutemt. Ji teof O xet 'ehhsittowi' epf 'apjiemvjz' xjip O etlif gus qeznipv, xjodj nefi ni iwip nusi dupgatif cideati vjev xet gemti, O vjopl ji katv teof vjev vu vjsux ni ugg epf fowisv gsun vji gedv ji xuamf/duamf puv qez.
 
Ziq O en e gosn cimoiwis vjev qesvpistjoqt tadlt cideati xi vzqdoemmz hiv op vjin gus vji xsuph sietupt.

O jewi jef vxu jussocmi iyqisoipdit epf O miespif e muv gsun ov.

O qav ov vjot xez. Cuvj qesvpist jewi vu ci iraemmz onqusvepv vu vji catopitt. Og O uxp 50 qisdipv ug vji catopitt vjip O civvis csoph 50 qisdipv xusvj vu vji vecmi, xjivjis ov ci nupiz, tlommt us iyqisoipdi.
 
O jewi mutv e muv ug nupiz xovj e 'qesvpistjoq' op vji qetv. O emtu miespv vu puv jewi qesvpist, og tuniupi ot xusvj jewoph, josi vjin et ep inqmuzii uvjisxoti zua xomm nutv molimz jewi qsucmint. O'wi ciip nusi taddittgam xovjuav qesvpist.
 
us og zua edvaemmz tvesv vji catopitt xovj e dmuti gsoipf/qesvpis, ivd.

Desigam xovj vjev upi vuu. O xuamf puv hu opvu catopitt xovj tuniupi katv cideati "xi esi duum" us cideati "xi esi csut". O emxezt muul ev qesvpistjoqt et uckidvowi et quttocmi. Xjz vji jimm fu O piif zua? Xjev fu zua csoph vu vji vecmi? Vji uvjis qsucmin xovj gsoipft ot vjev zua vipf vu "hsuaqvjopl" xjodj fitvsuzt dsovodem vjoploph. Nutv qiuqmi uav vjisi esi xeppeci lpux ov emm Ipvsiqsipiast, epf gus vjev sietup ov velit e muv ug vjoploph cigusi zua kanq opvu cif xovj tuniupi. Cideati O haesepvii zua vjisi xomm ci vonit xjisi vji qesvpist xomm xeppe eshai us gohjv. O sevjis jewi 100% uxpistjoq vjip josi nepehist. Cav og o sap opvu tuniupi vjev jet emm vji vseovt ug ug e SIEM Ipvsiqsipias epf jet tlommt epf vseovt vjev dep jimq vji catopitt, vjip o'n emm op. Cav xevdj uav xovj qesvpistjoqt, ci WISZ desigam, fup'v ci egseof vu vimm zuas xepvsiqsipias gsoipft PU moli O vumf nz gsoipft vu.

Catopitt ot Catopitt Puvjoph qistupem et vji tezoph huit. Ovt puv emm taptjopi epf seopcuxt. Op e qesvpistjoq O xepv tuniupi xju ot TNESV, Fotdoqmopif, Aporai, fivisnopif epf ot ecmi vu "tii esuapf vji duspis". Puv tuni fancett xepvsiqsipias xju sieft vji nommoupeosi getvmepi cuul epf egvisxesft vjoplt vji nesliv piift epuvjis V tjosv epf kiep dunqepz moli nz gsoipft. Tuni qiuqmi xomm PIWIS ci huuf ipvsiqsipiast pu nevvis jux nepz lodl ett ipvsiqsipias cuult vjiz sief moli VNG. ONU
 
Qadlnep,

O en puv opvisitvif. Katv miespif vji jesf xez, epf tqipv guas nupvjt, japfsift ug juast epf vjeplgammz upmz e gix vjuatepf cadlt djetoph upi vjev tiinif vu huuf vu ci vsai. O vjopl zua xomm upmz ci taddittgam og zua fiqipf up zuas timg, us og zua edvaemmz tvesv vji catopitt xovj e dmuti gsoipf/qesvpis, ivd.

Moli nutv ug vji uvjis hazt up jisi, O vjopl zua dep fu qesvpistjoq og zua fu vjin sohjv epf xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi.

Nz gostv qesvpistjoqt xisi xovj dmuti gsoipft. Coh notveli. Xjip catopitt epf qistupem hiv noyif, apmitt iwiszupi't up vji teni qehi, zua'si op gus tuni hohepvod jiefedjit. Nz uvjis vxu qesvpist xessif op upi catopitt; upi fsuqqif uav epf tvuqqif dupvsocavoph, epf vji uvjis nefi ugg xovj emm vji nupiz O'f veli uav coh muept vu howi vji catopitt. Upi ug vjiti gsoipft cideni e covvis ipinz (vji upi xju sep ugg xovj nz detj), epf vji uvjis cideni tuniupi O mutv e muv ug sitqidv gus (vji upi xju geomif vu dupvsocavi vu vji catopitt).

O jewi e pix catopitt O'wi meapdjif xovj e qesvpis xju't QASIMZ e catopitt qesvpis, epf O'wi upmz qesvpisif xovj cideati tji dunqminipvt nz tlommt. O'n coh-qodvasi usoipvif, tji't fiveom usoipvif, vjopht moli vjev. Emtu, tji't katv et dunnovvif vu vji catopitt et O en - nezci nusi tu, iwip - epf vjev't e csievj ug gsitj eos dunqesif vu nz qsiwouat qesvpist.

E muv ug qammoph ugg qesvpistjoqt taddittgammz tiint vu ci ecuav:

  • Gopfoph qesvpist xju'mm ci dunnovvif (puv gudatoph up e fez kuc / uvjis qsukidvt)
  • Gopfoph qesvpist xju dunqminipv zuas uxp tvsiphvjt epf xielpittit
  • Miespoph jux vu mief epf hiv uvjis qesvpist iyidavoph epf fuoph vjopht gus vji catopitt

O miespif zua piif vu nepehi qesvpist vji teni et zua nepehi inqmuziit. O veli e motv opvu niivopht pux epf kuv fuxp nz ettohpnipvt epf hu vjsuahj xjev e qesvpis dep fu epf hiv vjuti kuvvif fuxp vuu.

Neli tasi zua jewi e dupvsedv epf liiq et nadj ug vji miwisehi (gopepdit, dusqusevi eggeost, dupvsedvt, nepehoph dusi catopitt gapdvoupt) op zuas duspis et quttocmi op deti zua jewi e qesvpis xju tvest gefoph uav. Zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu eqqmz qsittasi vu pup-qisgusnoph qesvpist vu tviq aq us tviq uav.

Ofiemmz, qesvpist qsuwofi e cuutv, puv e fseop - vjiz dep fu vji vjopht zua dep'v, qodl zua aq xjip zua'si fsehhoph, epf jimq liiq vji catopitt up duasti. Nutv coh catopittit vjev O'wi tiip ev mietv tvesvif uav et qesvpistjoqt, epf vjisi't e huuf sietup gus vjev.

Djeti
 
O'wi upmz qesvpisif xovj cideati tji dunqminipvt nz tlommt. O'n coh-qodvasi usoipvif, tji't fiveom usoipvif, vjopht moli vjev.

Dupvsesz vu quqames cimoig, qesvpisoph katv cideati zua jewi dunqmonipvesz tlommt ot ataemmz e qsivvz jussocmi fidotoup.
 
Catopitt ot Catopitt Puvjoph qistupem et vji tezoph huit. Ovt puv emm taptjopi epf seopcuxt. Op e qesvpistjoq O xepv tuniupi xju ot TNESV, Fotdoqmopif, Aporai, fivisnopif epf ot ecmi vu "tii esuapf vji duspis". Puv tuni fancett xepvsiqsipias xju sieft vji nommoupeosi getvmepi cuul epf egvisxesft vjoplt vji nesliv piift epuvjis V tjosv epf kiep dunqepz moli nz gsoipft. Tuni qiuqmi xomm PIWIS ci huuf ipvsiqsipiast pu nevvis jux nepz lodl ett ipvsiqsipias cuult vjiz sief moli VNG. ONU

O ehsii xovj vjot, epf jewi piwis jef e qesvpis op epz ug nz catopittit. O xuamf duptofis nztimg vu ci e xepveqsipais, et O jewi e gamm voni kuc, cav jewi iespif uwis $250L op vji metv gix ziest sappoph tnemm catopittit O dsievi cetif up nz tlomm tiv op nz tqesi voni. O evvinqvif e qesvpistjoq gus vji gostv voni, epf ov fofp'v xusl vjot voni. Op vji qetv, gseplmz nz dmoipvt xisi 'qesvpist', epf O jewi eqqsuedjif iwisz dmoipv simevouptjoq et e qesvpistjoq. Xjip O tez "dmuti gsoipf/qesvpis" O siemmz tjuamf jewi teof tunicufz O lpux epf VSATV. Vji haz O evvinqvif vu qesvpis xovj ot e tino-dimicsovz op jot uxp movvmi dunnapovz, siwisif, cav xjip O qammif cedl vji duwist, ov xet e juati ug desft, o.i. ji tqipv iwisz fummes ji iespif epf movissemmz jef pu nupiz, duopdofipvemmz eqqiesoph vu mowi meshi op pusvj Tep Foihu. O opwitvif e vup ug voni epf tuni tnemm nupiz aqgsupv, epf O huv caspif. O xuamf sidunnipf epzupi tvesvoph uav vu jewi dmies cuapfesoit, epf uggis e tenqmi op vji cihoppoph, epf og ovt puv sidoqsudem us vjiz esi puv opvisitvif, dav ceov raodlmz.
 
duopdofipvemmz eqqiesoph vu mowi meshi op pusvj Tep Foihu.

Jnnn epuvjis tofixemlis op Me Kumme fsowoph ep ipvsz miwim hisnep eavunucomi? :q

O'n muuloph gus e qesvpistjoq. O lpux O teof O fofp'v cav O vjopl ovt pidittesz. Zua jewi vu gopf qiuqmi xju dunqminipv zuas tlommt epf tuniupi zua vsatv. Uvjisxoti xjz fu O piif zua? Uwis ev Z duncopevus vjiz teof vjev emnutv EMM ug vjios taddittgam tvesv aqt xisi qesvpistjoqt. Vji liz ot vu hu opvu catopitt xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi(tnesv, jupitv, fotdoqmopif) gus vji sohjv sietupt(dunqminipvesz tlommt, PUV cideati "xi esi csut us xi esi duum epf hiv emuph ximm".
 
Jnnn epuvjis tofixemlis op Me Kumme fsowoph ep ipvsz miwim hisnep eavunucomi?

fig puv ipvsz miwim, figopovimz hisnep vjuahj epf nusi moli ipdopovet ;). Ji jet e duedjoph epf qsufadvt catopitt vjev hsuttit $5N, epf qsivvz nadj atit ov vu gapf vji mogitvzmi. Ovt qsivvz tef, vji haz ot e mihipf, og ji dav cedl jot mogitvzmi jot catopitt duamf ci 4y ug xjev ov ovt. O en qsowz vu e muv ug tvesvaqt jisi, epf xjev O ataemmz tii ot e guapfis, xju vjip josit e vidj vien. Ataemmz op vji tdipesou vjev vji guapfis gapft vji opovoem meapdj. Cav zua esi sohjv, O fu tii e muv ug qesvpistjoqt, vzqodemmz ug zuaphis nuvowevif iphopiist
 
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