Personal introduction

[ElectricFox]

Hi Fastlaners and Fastlaners-to-be!

I joined this forum in the beginning of this year and wanted to do a proper introduction with all the details that I find relevant but then I kept postponing it. Probably because I was too ambitious. So I decided to follow one of my favorite mantras, "Keep it simple", and prepare a short intro that I can still enrich later.

I'm a Swiss 34 year old developer working from home 100% of the time and my goal is to create a business that will allow me to decouple my revenues from my time by 40. I'm the "creative geek" type, which means I'm great at using my technical skills to do creative stuff (programming apps, 3D printing, video editing, etc.). However, I have zero experience in sales or financial stuff other than I know how to manage my money well. But I love to learn new things and develop new skills!

I have no mortgage, nor children/pets and I'm happily married for 7+ years to my American wife who supports me 100% with my goal. My mother tongue is French.

I want to have my own business since I was around 25 but I had no clue how to go about it. I had a lot of prejudice about it and it always seemed very risky to me. Furthermore, I'm not the seller type so I was not sure if I was really made for it. Furthermore in my late 20s, I felt like I was late in the game (I think it's one of my colleagues who told me that too) so I kind of gave up the idea even though it was still in my mind. I had a lot of "poison pens". Then, I read Unscripted about two years ago (and then later the Great Rat Race Escape ) and it was a big slap in the face for me and it made me see new perspectives and possibilities. It got me excited and I could see more clearly the type of business I would want to do!

I heard of this forum from Unscripted and decided to join so that I could gain insights from other entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs-to-be as well as to share my own insights. And simply to be part of a community with people with whom I share the same (or similar) goals of freedom and independence!

I haven't started any business yet but I write down every idea that I find relevant on a notebook. My objective is to find an CENTS idea by the end of the year that I intend to test following the Lean Startup approach.

I'm happy to be here and I will share more information along the way... And I will gladly answer any questions.

Happy end-of-year holidays everyone and take care!

ElectricFox

 

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[ElectricFox]

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