Hi everyone!
My name is Andrey, originally from Ukraine but for the last decade or so I've been living in Ireland.
First of all, I am thankful for the opportunity to be here and for the privilege of joining such a great community.
I've been browsing through this forum for the last few days and I have to admit - it does feel like a family in a sense that people here are very supportive and honest – no BS, nobody is going to do your homework and there is no sympathy (excuse) for being a looser.
I feel like a gold miner sieving through tones of information to find best answers to my burning question – How do I set myself FREE? Free financially – not being dependant on my monthly pittance, called salary; Free mentally – a feeling that everyone experienced here at list once (otherwise we wouldn’t be here)– “I am free to live my life the way I want it, not the way I am forced to live”; and have a privilege of being FREE to help others.
I am at the very beginning of the journey called “Fastlane”, even though I am not that young. I am 41, with almost 10 years IT support experience. My last job lasted almost 4 years and I quitted it because I couldn’t bear it any more – the feeling of being wasted, being caught in the loop, being defendant and hopeless – all that developed frustration – a ground for deep depression. It took me 3 month to rebuild my confidence after leaving my job and start looking for the alternatives – that’s how I came across your fantastic book MJ (personal thanks for dragging me out of that hole!) and this forum, which I find both informative and encouraging.
Right at the moment I am on the crossroad and hence here is my asking – I feel a need to learn while working on my (too many) business ideas, in order to fill basic gaps. I have an opportunity to sign up for free part-time course, called Springboard courses here, in Ireland. There are many of them, but I narrowed it down to 3 and I am asking for your valued opinion – which one is of the biggest value for entrepreneur aiming to start business in digital market?
Digital Technology and Design
One year, online
- Web & Mobile Application Developers
- UX & Digital Designers
- Digital Technology Project Managers
- Digital Marketing & Sales Executives
- Data Analysts
- IT Technical Sales Executives
- Front-end Developers
Software and Cloud Technologies
Evening, twice a week.
- Principles of Programming
- Mobile Software Development
- Application of Cloud technologies
- MTA Software Development Fundamentals
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
Day course twice a week
1. Uncover your latent creativity. Develop your communication, teamwork, problem-solving and leadership skills,
2. Learn to develop, validate and execute new ideas using key business tools including design thinking and the business model canvas,
3. Leave with the skills/contacts to find employment (networking, CV/interview skills) or develop a sustainable business/social enterprise, (access to mentors, potential funders, incubators).
Any thoughts / suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for reading.
A.J.
P.S. At the moment I am doing “Start your own business” evening course, which fills me up with the basics and has been very useful in terms of meeting new people and building a network.
My name is Andrey, originally from Ukraine but for the last decade or so I've been living in Ireland.
First of all, I am thankful for the opportunity to be here and for the privilege of joining such a great community.
I've been browsing through this forum for the last few days and I have to admit - it does feel like a family in a sense that people here are very supportive and honest – no BS, nobody is going to do your homework and there is no sympathy (excuse) for being a looser.
I feel like a gold miner sieving through tones of information to find best answers to my burning question – How do I set myself FREE? Free financially – not being dependant on my monthly pittance, called salary; Free mentally – a feeling that everyone experienced here at list once (otherwise we wouldn’t be here)– “I am free to live my life the way I want it, not the way I am forced to live”; and have a privilege of being FREE to help others.
I am at the very beginning of the journey called “Fastlane”, even though I am not that young. I am 41, with almost 10 years IT support experience. My last job lasted almost 4 years and I quitted it because I couldn’t bear it any more – the feeling of being wasted, being caught in the loop, being defendant and hopeless – all that developed frustration – a ground for deep depression. It took me 3 month to rebuild my confidence after leaving my job and start looking for the alternatives – that’s how I came across your fantastic book MJ (personal thanks for dragging me out of that hole!) and this forum, which I find both informative and encouraging.
Right at the moment I am on the crossroad and hence here is my asking – I feel a need to learn while working on my (too many) business ideas, in order to fill basic gaps. I have an opportunity to sign up for free part-time course, called Springboard courses here, in Ireland. There are many of them, but I narrowed it down to 3 and I am asking for your valued opinion – which one is of the biggest value for entrepreneur aiming to start business in digital market?
Digital Technology and Design
One year, online
- Web & Mobile Application Developers
- UX & Digital Designers
- Digital Technology Project Managers
- Digital Marketing & Sales Executives
- Data Analysts
- IT Technical Sales Executives
- Front-end Developers
Software and Cloud Technologies
Evening, twice a week.
- Principles of Programming
- Mobile Software Development
- Application of Cloud technologies
- MTA Software Development Fundamentals
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
Day course twice a week
1. Uncover your latent creativity. Develop your communication, teamwork, problem-solving and leadership skills,
2. Learn to develop, validate and execute new ideas using key business tools including design thinking and the business model canvas,
3. Leave with the skills/contacts to find employment (networking, CV/interview skills) or develop a sustainable business/social enterprise, (access to mentors, potential funders, incubators).
Any thoughts / suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for reading.
A.J.
P.S. At the moment I am doing “Start your own business” evening course, which fills me up with the basics and has been very useful in terms of meeting new people and building a network.
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