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Hi there,
It is not a surprise that after reading both TFM & Unscripted , and as having always had a entrepreneur mindset, I'm about to start the experience again.
In the past I've held my own web agency for 5 years, but unfortunately, by then, I traded my time for money. And I traded a LOT of it. Paying myself little and only whenever possible after my employees got paid. I today see those years as my business & and technical education.
I definitely broke the commandement of time, scale, entry & but also control. I got it all wrong.
I was educated by scripted parents that told me that work always rewards, at some point...
Anyway, I've closed my company and decided to join one of the trendy startups making millions already, mainly as a learning experience.
I'm earning a 6 figure salary, but after having read MJ's books, I feel like I'm in a golden cage. At this pace, a 30-35 years of slowlaning would make me possess 1M., however, that is by keeping a poor lifestyle.
Biggest decision now is quitting my job. No I'm kidding, biggest question is WTF am I going to create as a business. I have to say, it is very hard to come from a very popular product and start from scratch. Especially seeing some other people that started a few years back and now earning the same salary as mine but on a productocracy based model. I'll make sure to not fall into the money trap, hopefully TUNEF is here to help in order to avoid as much bias as possible.
I had a question for you though. I have a project in mind, that mostly fits TUNEF. Of course it needs to be soft validated and I already started reaching out to some people that could help me doing so. A few things that are worrying me are:
- Scale: Even though numbers are there, I'm afraid the marketing/sales process is going to be hard (because of the target). I need more information on how to properly address my prospects.
- Time: My business would need to provide some degree of support, and probably also needs someone to sell and go on field if required.
My feeling is that I should try to soft validate my business idea before quitting my job. How do you feel about that? At the same time, I've never wanted to quit my job as much as of today.
Also to note that I'm the only one bringing in money as of today in a family of wife & kid.
Any recommendations for the discovery phase?
It is not a surprise that after reading both TFM & Unscripted , and as having always had a entrepreneur mindset, I'm about to start the experience again.
In the past I've held my own web agency for 5 years, but unfortunately, by then, I traded my time for money. And I traded a LOT of it. Paying myself little and only whenever possible after my employees got paid. I today see those years as my business & and technical education.
I definitely broke the commandement of time, scale, entry & but also control. I got it all wrong.
I was educated by scripted parents that told me that work always rewards, at some point...
Anyway, I've closed my company and decided to join one of the trendy startups making millions already, mainly as a learning experience.
I'm earning a 6 figure salary, but after having read MJ's books, I feel like I'm in a golden cage. At this pace, a 30-35 years of slowlaning would make me possess 1M., however, that is by keeping a poor lifestyle.
Biggest decision now is quitting my job. No I'm kidding, biggest question is WTF am I going to create as a business. I have to say, it is very hard to come from a very popular product and start from scratch. Especially seeing some other people that started a few years back and now earning the same salary as mine but on a productocracy based model. I'll make sure to not fall into the money trap, hopefully TUNEF is here to help in order to avoid as much bias as possible.
I had a question for you though. I have a project in mind, that mostly fits TUNEF. Of course it needs to be soft validated and I already started reaching out to some people that could help me doing so. A few things that are worrying me are:
- Scale: Even though numbers are there, I'm afraid the marketing/sales process is going to be hard (because of the target). I need more information on how to properly address my prospects.
- Time: My business would need to provide some degree of support, and probably also needs someone to sell and go on field if required.
My feeling is that I should try to soft validate my business idea before quitting my job. How do you feel about that? At the same time, I've never wanted to quit my job as much as of today.
Also to note that I'm the only one bringing in money as of today in a family of wife & kid.
Any recommendations for the discovery phase?
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