(Disclaimer)This is a very selfish post, I’ll not provide any value in this post, only ask for value from you.
I’m currently 17, turning 18 in November.
I had to drop out from HS due to getting behind in school work and needed money for rent and food so I wouldn’t end up in foster care.
I got a job, I got fired,(depressed and useless sh*t for 2+months), got over my social anxiety (kind of) and got myself a job in SaaS sales(2 months in, going well).
Now I have a very good pay for my age and save 1500 dollars a month.
I really want to start a company when I’m 18. (Interested in trying to start a supplement/gym wear brand). Don’t know how or what I’m supposed to do to get closer to my goals.
I have listened to 100+ hours of startup books and podcasts, researched venture capital, what’s needed to grow a company etc.
But, if I don’t start a company and instead switch role from SDR to account executive, I can make about 80-100k year or over 200k OTE (not saying it will be easy to land a such role but it’s definitely doable).
But I don’t want to work for money, I want to build something that might eventually generate money
My current life style is: work, workout, spend time with girlfriend, that’s it. I don’t hang out with friends anymore, also not my family. Life feels not so good, not horrible but not good
I feel very unfulfilled, just really want to from the bottom of my heart start a company and try to build it. It’s ok if it fails, then I’ll learn and it’s really what it want to do in my life.
Not sure how to go from where I am to where I want though, and not sure what I want to get out of this post. I guess some guidance and advice would be really nice.
If someone would be up for a chat(would be very much appreciated).
Then please reach out to me on LinkedIn which is in my profile.
I’m currently 17, turning 18 in November.
I had to drop out from HS due to getting behind in school work and needed money for rent and food so I wouldn’t end up in foster care.
I got a job, I got fired,(depressed and useless sh*t for 2+months), got over my social anxiety (kind of) and got myself a job in SaaS sales(2 months in, going well).
Now I have a very good pay for my age and save 1500 dollars a month.
I really want to start a company when I’m 18. (Interested in trying to start a supplement/gym wear brand). Don’t know how or what I’m supposed to do to get closer to my goals.
I have listened to 100+ hours of startup books and podcasts, researched venture capital, what’s needed to grow a company etc.
But, if I don’t start a company and instead switch role from SDR to account executive, I can make about 80-100k year or over 200k OTE (not saying it will be easy to land a such role but it’s definitely doable).
But I don’t want to work for money, I want to build something that might eventually generate money
My current life style is: work, workout, spend time with girlfriend, that’s it. I don’t hang out with friends anymore, also not my family. Life feels not so good, not horrible but not good
I feel very unfulfilled, just really want to from the bottom of my heart start a company and try to build it. It’s ok if it fails, then I’ll learn and it’s really what it want to do in my life.
Not sure how to go from where I am to where I want though, and not sure what I want to get out of this post. I guess some guidance and advice would be really nice.
If someone would be up for a chat(would be very much appreciated).
Then please reach out to me on LinkedIn which is in my profile.
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