mathiagr
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Hi,
My name is Mathias and I'm a 31 yr old Norwegian man. I'm currently doing a second M.Sc. in Software engineering. I already have 2 B.Sc. in Physics and Computer Science and a M.Sc. in Reservoir Physics. I've always had the entrepreneurial spirit, but also see myself as a career person. It's kind of an internal battle. I would love to have my own company, but also could see myself being a Google engineer.
As for now, I'm looking for a self-selected master's project which I can later commercialise but it turns out to be really really difficult. The few good ideas I can come up with have already been executed, like for example:
-AI real estate price predictor
-Augmented Reality piano teacher
As I see it now, an alternative path is to really pursue mastery in software, start in a good software company and build competence and network. The book So Good They Can't Ignore You have inspired me to this direction. I believe it will be easier to start something with other highly skilled developers once I have more expertise, than dabbling on my own with some project which probably will fail.
For example I heard that the turnover in one of the companies (Bekk Consulting) I could work for is over 10%-15%, meaning 10-15% of its employees go to a (sometimes their own) start-up every year.
There are so many young and naive people calling themselves entrepreneurs, without having anything to offer. I mean unique, tangible skills gained after years of practice. It seems like pursuing the money and the idea of entrepreneurship is more important that becoming great and offering and build something unique. I guess you'd call them wantepreneurs. Is entrepreneuship someting to be rushed? Doesn't skills come first? Most successful entrepreneurs are in their 40s...
I'm not even sure that software engineering is the best pursuit for me. I don't "love" it and not sure if I ever will. But it seems to me like a logical choice for the future, and pursuing skills seems like the best choice.
If you have experienced similar internal doubts, do you have any suggestions?
My name is Mathias and I'm a 31 yr old Norwegian man. I'm currently doing a second M.Sc. in Software engineering. I already have 2 B.Sc. in Physics and Computer Science and a M.Sc. in Reservoir Physics. I've always had the entrepreneurial spirit, but also see myself as a career person. It's kind of an internal battle. I would love to have my own company, but also could see myself being a Google engineer.
As for now, I'm looking for a self-selected master's project which I can later commercialise but it turns out to be really really difficult. The few good ideas I can come up with have already been executed, like for example:
-AI real estate price predictor
-Augmented Reality piano teacher
As I see it now, an alternative path is to really pursue mastery in software, start in a good software company and build competence and network. The book So Good They Can't Ignore You have inspired me to this direction. I believe it will be easier to start something with other highly skilled developers once I have more expertise, than dabbling on my own with some project which probably will fail.
For example I heard that the turnover in one of the companies (Bekk Consulting) I could work for is over 10%-15%, meaning 10-15% of its employees go to a (sometimes their own) start-up every year.
There are so many young and naive people calling themselves entrepreneurs, without having anything to offer. I mean unique, tangible skills gained after years of practice. It seems like pursuing the money and the idea of entrepreneurship is more important that becoming great and offering and build something unique. I guess you'd call them wantepreneurs. Is entrepreneuship someting to be rushed? Doesn't skills come first? Most successful entrepreneurs are in their 40s...
I'm not even sure that software engineering is the best pursuit for me. I don't "love" it and not sure if I ever will. But it seems to me like a logical choice for the future, and pursuing skills seems like the best choice.
If you have experienced similar internal doubts, do you have any suggestions?
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