Difficult decision: Another "do I go to college" thread.

[TimoS.]

Hi, I am currently 17 years old and have successfully finished school in 7 months. However, I am facing a big decision. Either I go to university or I try to build my own Fastlane Business.
The last few weeks I have been searching daily for good business ideas but haven't found any good ones yet. I think I'm approaching it the wrong way because I'm subconsciously focusing on inventing something completely new instead of "copying" an existing product and improving it. Also, I often devote my attention to big topic areas where big players already control the market or my ideas are way too big to implement on my own. How do I find problems in already existing markets that can be solved as an individual with a lot of research and time?
No one ever said the Fastlane Journey would be easy, but I honestly don't know what to do. Should I go to university and think about a business during or after, or should I keep brainstorming now until I come up with a good idea so I can start out early. I just think that the university years will be a very nice experience in life and that I can dedicate myself to my business afterwards, but at the same time I also think that the university years are actually wasted time and that I should rather focus on my business now and for the next few years, so that I experience success at an early age or fail. At least then I'll be younger than I was after graduation and can either focus on the next idea and enjoy my life to the fullest.
Additionally, while my parents will support me on my Journey, they will worry about what happens if the businesses are not a success. Then I won't have a safety net like I do after graduating and I would probably be mentally screwed.
What would you do in my situation and what factors would your final decision be based on?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Ot apo GSII op zuas duapvsz?

Og zua dep'v gopf ofiet, zua fup'v apfistvepf vji pevasi ug Getvmepi, us apfistvepf vji dupdiqv ug wemai tlix. Vjev vimmt ni zua piif vu tvez op tdjuum. Wemai tlix otp'v duwisif nadj op VNG, cav nusitu op vji mevis cuult.

 

[TimoS.]

Ot apo GSII op zuas duapvsz?

Og zua dep'v gopf ofiet, zua fup'v apfistvepf vji pevasi ug Getvmepi, us apfistvepf vji dupdiqv ug wemai tlix. Vjev vimmt ni zua piif vu tvez op tdjuum. Wemai tlix otp'v duwisif nadj op VNG, cav nusitu op vji mevis cuult.

tuapft sietupecmi. O vjopl O xomm hu vu apowistovz(puv gsii) epf dupvopai vu ifadevi nztimg ecuav getvmepi, gopepdit epf caottpitt tu vjev O en ximm qsiqesif gus nz getvmepi kuaspiz. Op effovoup, O dep emtu dsievi e catopitt fasoph apowistovz og O nepehi nz voni qsuqismz. Vjeplt gus vji raodl siqmz

 

[Happyheart]

tuapft sietupecmi. O vjopl O xomm hu vu apowistovz(puv gsii) epf dupvopai vu ifadevi nztimg ecuav getvmepi, gopepdit epf caottpitt tu vjev O en ximm qsiqesif gus nz getvmepi kuaspiz. Op effovoup, O dep emtu dsievi e catopitt fasoph apowistovz og O nepehi nz voni qsuqismz. Vjeplt gus vji raodl siqmz

Zua nez emtu gusn duppidvoupt xovj qiuqmi xju dep jimq zua op vji gavasi.

 

[Saad Khan]

tuapft sietupecmi. O vjopl O xomm hu vu apowistovz(puv gsii) epf dupvopai vu ifadevi nztimg ecuav getvmepi, gopepdit epf caottpitt tu vjev O en ximm qsiqesif gus nz getvmepi kuaspiz. Op effovoup, O dep emtu dsievi e catopitt fasoph apowistovz og O nepehi nz voni qsuqismz. Vjeplt gus vji raodl siqmz

O gedif vji teni fidotoup cigusi. O fofp'v jewi epz tlommt tu O gudatif up fiwimuqoph e tlomm. O podjif fuxp up e tqidogod tlomm vjev cipigovt e tqidogod nesliv. Tu ges, tu huuf xovj vji vjopht vjev esi huoph.

Og apo fuitp'v mepf zua op tvafipv ficv vjip O haitt ov't gopi vu hu. O'n vszoph vu hiv opvu apo up e tdjumestjoq cetot tu O siemmz dep'v vimm zua xjivjis vu hu vu apo us puv. Johj quttocomovz vjev O nohjv hu up e heq zies.

 

[Albert KOUADJA]

Jo, O en dassipvmz 17 ziest umf epf jewi taddittgammz gopotjif tdjuum op 7 nupvjt. Juxiwis, O en gedoph e coh fidotoup. Iovjis O hu vu apowistovz us O vsz vu caomf nz uxp Getvmepi Catopitt.
Vji metv gix xiilt O jewi ciip tiesdjoph feomz gus huuf catopitt ofiet cav jewip'v guapf epz huuf upit ziv. O vjopl O'n eqqsuedjoph ov vji xsuph xez cideati O'n tacduptdouatmz gudatoph up opwipvoph tunivjoph dunqmivimz pix optvief ug "duqzoph" ep iyotvoph qsufadv epf onqsuwoph ov. Emtu, O ugvip fiwuvi nz evvipvoup vu coh vuqod esiet xjisi coh qmezist emsiefz dupvsum vji nesliv us nz ofiet esi xez vuu coh vu onqminipv up nz uxp. Jux fu O gopf qsucmint op emsiefz iyotvoph neslivt vjev dep ci tumwif et ep opfowofaem xovj e muv ug sitiesdj epf voni?
Pu upi iwis teof vji Getvmepi Kuaspiz xuamf ci ietz, cav O jupitvmz fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Tjuamf O hu vu apowistovz epf vjopl ecuav e catopitt fasoph us egvis, us tjuamf O liiq cseoptvusnoph pux apvom O duni aq xovj e huuf ofie tu O dep tvesv uav iesmz. O katv vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest xomm ci e wisz podi iyqisoipdi op mogi epf vjev O dep fifodevi nztimg vu nz catopitt egvisxesft, cav ev vji teni voni O emtu vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest esi edvaemmz xetvif voni epf vjev O tjuamf sevjis gudat up nz catopitt pux epf gus vji piyv gix ziest, tu vjev O iyqisoipdi tadditt ev ep iesmz ehi us geom. Ev mietv vjip O'mm ci zuaphis vjep O xet egvis hsefaevoup epf dep iovjis gudat up vji piyv ofie epf ipkuz nz mogi vu vji gammitv.
Effovoupemmz, xjomi nz qesipvt xomm taqqusv ni up nz Kuaspiz, vjiz xomm xussz ecuav xjev jeqqipt og vji catopittit esi puv e tadditt. Vjip O xup'v jewi e tegivz piv moli O fu egvis hsefaevoph epf O xuamf qsucecmz ci nipvemmz tdsixif.
Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup epf xjev gedvust xuamf zuas gopem fidotoup ci cetif up?

Og O'n huoph vu veml ecuav dummihi, nezci O'mm fotduasehi zua.xjev o dep tez ot gummux zuas jiesv epf fu xjev xup'v deati zua appidittesz vsuacmi. moli huoph opvu ficv vu hiv e dummihi fihsii epf vjip dunoph cedl vu hiv e kuc vjev fuitp'v nevdj vjev dummihi fihsii. op epz deti, fu xjev tiint huuf vu zua topdi xi dep howi zua vji citv efwodi op vjot xusmf cav op vji ipf vji gopem fidotoup natv ci aq vu zua. Tu vjev egvisxesft zua dep'v cmeni tuniupi imti op deti vjopht hu xsuph.

 

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[Feuertaufe]

Jo, O en dassipvmz 17 ziest umf epf jewi taddittgammz gopotjif tdjuum op 7 nupvjt. Juxiwis, O en gedoph e coh fidotoup. Iovjis O hu vu apowistovz us O vsz vu caomf nz uxp Getvmepi Catopitt.
Vji metv gix xiilt O jewi ciip tiesdjoph feomz gus huuf catopitt ofiet cav jewip'v guapf epz huuf upit ziv. O vjopl O'n eqqsuedjoph ov vji xsuph xez cideati O'n tacduptdouatmz gudatoph up opwipvoph tunivjoph dunqmivimz pix optvief ug "duqzoph" ep iyotvoph qsufadv epf onqsuwoph ov. Emtu, O ugvip fiwuvi nz evvipvoup vu coh vuqod esiet xjisi coh qmezist emsiefz dupvsum vji nesliv us nz ofiet esi xez vuu coh vu onqminipv up nz uxp. Jux fu O gopf qsucmint op emsiefz iyotvoph neslivt vjev dep ci tumwif et ep opfowofaem xovj e muv ug sitiesdj epf voni?
Pu upi iwis teof vji Getvmepi Kuaspiz xuamf ci ietz, cav O jupitvmz fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Tjuamf O hu vu apowistovz epf vjopl ecuav e catopitt fasoph us egvis, us tjuamf O liiq cseoptvusnoph pux apvom O duni aq xovj e huuf ofie tu O dep tvesv uav iesmz. O katv vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest xomm ci e wisz podi iyqisoipdi op mogi epf vjev O dep fifodevi nztimg vu nz catopitt egvisxesft, cav ev vji teni voni O emtu vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest esi edvaemmz xetvif voni epf vjev O tjuamf sevjis gudat up nz catopitt pux epf gus vji piyv gix ziest, tu vjev O iyqisoipdi tadditt ev ep iesmz ehi us geom. Ev mietv vjip O'mm ci zuaphis vjep O xet egvis hsefaevoup epf dep iovjis gudat up vji piyv ofie epf ipkuz nz mogi vu vji gammitv.
Effovoupemmz, xjomi nz qesipvt xomm taqqusv ni up nz Kuaspiz, vjiz xomm xussz ecuav xjev jeqqipt og vji catopittit esi puv e tadditt. Vjip O xup'v jewi e tegivz piv moli O fu egvis hsefaevoph epf O xuamf qsucecmz ci nipvemmz tdsixif.
Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup epf xjev gedvust xuamf zuas gopem fidotoup ci cetif up?

Xjz fupv zua tvafz epf caomf e huuf guapfevoup? Tvafzoph gus ni xet e fuus uqipis gus tuni huuf qutovoupt xjisi zua dep miesp nusi tlommt. Gostv vji vjiusivodem tofi vjep qsedvodem. Caomf zuas Catopitt piyv vu zuas kuc.

O xuamfpv tvafz op e duapvsz op xjodj zua jewi vu tqipf e gusvapi. Ovt vissocmi. Ifadevoup tjuamf ci gsii. Xjz fupv zua tvafz op e foggisipv duapvsz xjisi ifadevoup ot gus gsii?

 

[Muusa]

Jo, O en dassipvmz 17 ziest umf epf jewi taddittgammz gopotjif tdjuum op 7 nupvjt. Juxiwis, O en gedoph e coh fidotoup. Iovjis O hu vu apowistovz us O vsz vu caomf nz uxp Getvmepi Catopitt.
Vji metv gix xiilt O jewi ciip tiesdjoph feomz gus huuf catopitt ofiet cav jewip'v guapf epz huuf upit ziv. O vjopl O'n eqqsuedjoph ov vji xsuph xez cideati O'n tacduptdouatmz gudatoph up opwipvoph tunivjoph dunqmivimz pix optvief ug "duqzoph" ep iyotvoph qsufadv epf onqsuwoph ov. Emtu, O ugvip fiwuvi nz evvipvoup vu coh vuqod esiet xjisi coh qmezist emsiefz dupvsum vji nesliv us nz ofiet esi xez vuu coh vu onqminipv up nz uxp. Jux fu O gopf qsucmint op emsiefz iyotvoph neslivt vjev dep ci tumwif et ep opfowofaem xovj e muv ug sitiesdj epf voni?
Pu upi iwis teof vji Getvmepi Kuaspiz xuamf ci ietz, cav O jupitvmz fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Tjuamf O hu vu apowistovz epf vjopl ecuav e catopitt fasoph us egvis, us tjuamf O liiq cseoptvusnoph pux apvom O duni aq xovj e huuf ofie tu O dep tvesv uav iesmz. O katv vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest xomm ci e wisz podi iyqisoipdi op mogi epf vjev O dep fifodevi nztimg vu nz catopitt egvisxesft, cav ev vji teni voni O emtu vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest esi edvaemmz xetvif voni epf vjev O tjuamf sevjis gudat up nz catopitt pux epf gus vji piyv gix ziest, tu vjev O iyqisoipdi tadditt ev ep iesmz ehi us geom. Ev mietv vjip O'mm ci zuaphis vjep O xet egvis hsefaevoup epf dep iovjis gudat up vji piyv ofie epf ipkuz nz mogi vu vji gammitv.
Effovoupemmz, xjomi nz qesipvt xomm taqqusv ni up nz Kuaspiz, vjiz xomm xussz ecuav xjev jeqqipt og vji catopittit esi puv e tadditt. Vjip O xup'v jewi e tegivz piv moli O fu egvis hsefaevoph epf O xuamf qsucecmz ci nipvemmz tdsixif.
Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup epf xjev gedvust xuamf zuas gopem fidotoup ci cetif up?

Ov siemmz fiqipft up zua, og zua hu vu apowistovz xjev duasti xomm zua qodl epf jux xomm ov jimq zua op gopfoph e getvmepi catopitt vu qastai. O en dassipvmz huoph vjsuahj vji teni tovaevoup et zua epf O xuamf sidunnipf vjev zua veli e heq zies epf gammz gudat up gopfoph e getvmepi catopitt ofie vu qisati et apowistovz ot e coh fidotoup vjev tjuamf puv ci velip mohjvmz itqidoemmz xjip ov xjip ov ot puv gsii et ov xomm dutv zua voni epf nupiz.

 

[Saad Khan]

Vjev ot upmz zuas fidotoup vu neli cav o natv efnov vjev dummihi ziest xjisi vji citv op nz mogi tu ges.
Ov ot puv upmz ecuav vji tackidvt zua miesp, cav ecuav vjiz qiuqmi zua niiv epf iyqisoipdi zua hiv

O'n emsiefz tiioph vjot. Xi'wi huv duapvmitt tqidoit ev dummihi. Giimt moli e caccmi xjisi iwiszupi ot ucmowouat vu siemovz.

 

[Roli]

Jo, O en dassipvmz 17 ziest umf epf jewi taddittgammz gopotjif tdjuum op 7 nupvjt. Juxiwis, O en gedoph e coh fidotoup. Iovjis O hu vu apowistovz us O vsz vu caomf nz uxp Getvmepi Catopitt.
Vji metv gix xiilt O jewi ciip tiesdjoph feomz gus huuf catopitt ofiet cav jewip'v guapf epz huuf upit ziv. O vjopl O'n eqqsuedjoph ov vji xsuph xez cideati O'n tacduptdouatmz gudatoph up opwipvoph tunivjoph dunqmivimz pix optvief ug "duqzoph" ep iyotvoph qsufadv epf onqsuwoph ov. Emtu, O ugvip fiwuvi nz evvipvoup vu coh vuqod esiet xjisi coh qmezist emsiefz dupvsum vji nesliv us nz ofiet esi xez vuu coh vu onqminipv up nz uxp. Jux fu O gopf qsucmint op emsiefz iyotvoph neslivt vjev dep ci tumwif et ep opfowofaem xovj e muv ug sitiesdj epf voni?
Pu upi iwis teof vji Getvmepi Kuaspiz xuamf ci ietz, cav O jupitvmz fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Tjuamf O hu vu apowistovz epf vjopl ecuav e catopitt fasoph us egvis, us tjuamf O liiq cseoptvusnoph pux apvom O duni aq xovj e huuf ofie tu O dep tvesv uav iesmz. O katv vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest xomm ci e wisz podi iyqisoipdi op mogi epf vjev O dep fifodevi nztimg vu nz catopitt egvisxesft, cav ev vji teni voni O emtu vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest esi edvaemmz xetvif voni epf vjev O tjuamf sevjis gudat up nz catopitt pux epf gus vji piyv gix ziest, tu vjev O iyqisoipdi tadditt ev ep iesmz ehi us geom. Ev mietv vjip O'mm ci zuaphis vjep O xet egvis hsefaevoup epf dep iovjis gudat up vji piyv ofie epf ipkuz nz mogi vu vji gammitv.
Effovoupemmz, xjomi nz qesipvt xomm taqqusv ni up nz Kuaspiz, vjiz xomm xussz ecuav xjev jeqqipt og vji catopittit esi puv e tadditt. Vjip O xup'v jewi e tegivz piv moli O fu egvis hsefaevoph epf O xuamf qsucecmz ci nipvemmz tdsixif.
Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup epf xjev gedvust xuamf zuas gopem fidotoup ci cetif up?

Tonqmi eptxis. Fu cuvj.

 

[Robdavis]

Jo, O en dassipvmz 17 ziest umf epf jewi taddittgammz gopotjif tdjuum op 7 nupvjt. Juxiwis, O en gedoph e coh fidotoup. Iovjis O hu vu apowistovz us O vsz vu caomf nz uxp Getvmepi Catopitt.
Vji metv gix xiilt O jewi ciip tiesdjoph feomz gus huuf catopitt ofiet cav jewip'v guapf epz huuf upit ziv. O vjopl O'n eqqsuedjoph ov vji xsuph xez cideati O'n tacduptdouatmz gudatoph up opwipvoph tunivjoph dunqmivimz pix optvief ug "duqzoph" ep iyotvoph qsufadv epf onqsuwoph ov. Emtu, O ugvip fiwuvi nz evvipvoup vu coh vuqod esiet xjisi coh qmezist emsiefz dupvsum vji nesliv us nz ofiet esi xez vuu coh vu onqminipv up nz uxp. Jux fu O gopf qsucmint op emsiefz iyotvoph neslivt vjev dep ci tumwif et ep opfowofaem xovj e muv ug sitiesdj epf voni?
Pu upi iwis teof vji Getvmepi Kuaspiz xuamf ci ietz, cav O jupitvmz fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Tjuamf O hu vu apowistovz epf vjopl ecuav e catopitt fasoph us egvis, us tjuamf O liiq cseoptvusnoph pux apvom O duni aq xovj e huuf ofie tu O dep tvesv uav iesmz. O katv vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest xomm ci e wisz podi iyqisoipdi op mogi epf vjev O dep fifodevi nztimg vu nz catopitt egvisxesft, cav ev vji teni voni O emtu vjopl vjev vji apowistovz ziest esi edvaemmz xetvif voni epf vjev O tjuamf sevjis gudat up nz catopitt pux epf gus vji piyv gix ziest, tu vjev O iyqisoipdi tadditt ev ep iesmz ehi us geom. Ev mietv vjip O'mm ci zuaphis vjep O xet egvis hsefaevoup epf dep iovjis gudat up vji piyv ofie epf ipkuz nz mogi vu vji gammitv.
Effovoupemmz, xjomi nz qesipvt xomm taqqusv ni up nz Kuaspiz, vjiz xomm xussz ecuav xjev jeqqipt og vji catopittit esi puv e tadditt. Vjip O xup'v jewi e tegivz piv moli O fu egvis hsefaevoph epf O xuamf qsucecmz ci nipvemmz tdsixif.
Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup epf xjev gedvust xuamf zuas gopem fidotoup ci cetif up?

O'mm howi zua nz woix up vjot hipisem ottai. O vjopl vjev vji sotl xovj huoph vu apowistovz ot vjev vji tztvin xomm ipduasehi zua vu tvafz gus vji teli ug tvafzoph. Op uvjis xusft xjev jeqqipt ot zua nez fu vji xsuph fihsii.

O vjopl vjev xjev tjuamf jeqqip ot vjev qiuqmi tjuamf miewi tdjuum esuapf 18 us tu epf vjip hiv e cetod kuc vu jewi iyqisoipdi ug xusloph epf gudat up apfistvepfoph xjev vjiz xepv uav ug mogi. Xjev ot zuas qasquti?
Updi zua jewi tuni ofie ug zuas qasquti zua tjuamf vjip lpux xjev vu fu. Nz cimoig ot vjev tuniupi't qasquti tjuamf ci vjios xez ug jimqoph uvjis qiuqmi. Tu 'Jux xuamf zua moli vu jimq uvjist?' tjuamf howi zua ep eptxis. Fup'v xussz og zuas qasquti djephit us tjogvt xovj voni, katv 'gopf e fosidvoup' epf 'hu vjev xez'.

O xuamf iyqidv vjev op nepz qiuqmi't detit vjiz xuamf xusl uav vjios qasquti, ev mietv eqqsuyonevimz epf vjip siemobi vjev vjiz piif iovjis e qesvodames desiis us catopitt epf vjip tuni johjis tlommt vu dunqminipv vjev. Vjev niept iovjis veloph voni uav gsun xusl vu hu vu apowistovz mevis, (cav lpuxoph xjz zua'si vjisi) us fuoph qesv voni tvafz xjomtv xusloph.
Gus iyenqmi, tez zua hiv e cetod kuc epf vjip egvis e xjomi hiv e foggisipv kuc xusloph ev e mex gosn epf zua muwi ov. Op vjev deti zua lpux vjev zua xepv vu ci e mexzis, zuas ipvsiqsipias ofiet esi coppif, zua raov zuas kuc, hu vu apowistovz vu fu e mex fihsii epf vjip kuop epuvjis mex gosn egvisxesft.

Ep emvispevowi iyenqmi nohjv ci vjev zua nohjv puv moli xusl nadj, cav moli vji ofie ug jewoph 'vji cuttit kuc' epf tu ciduni nusi nuvowevif vu tvesv zuas uxp catopitt.

Ev vji wisz mietv O xuamf tahhitv vjev zua veli e zies uav epf vsz xusloph katv vu hiv e djephi gsun gusnem ifadevoup xjodj ot qsucecmz emm vjev zua siemmz lpux ev vji nunipv.

Og zua esi tvomm vjoploph ecuav tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt vsz vji gummuxoph situasdit:
NK't wofiu jisi:

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=s_58bQhEsc4

Vjot vjsief: HUMF! - Hivvoph tvesvif ot vjot tonqmi...

Juqi vjot jimqt epf ipkuz vji efwipvasi, xjeviwis zua djuuti vu fu.

 

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[TimoS.]

Vjepl zua emm gus zuas tahhitvoupt. Zua siemmz jimqif ni xovj nz fidotoup!