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Curious what you folks would do in my situation.

I'm 34, background in online marketing, renewables, consumer products, fund raising and living in NYC. I started several businesses before but not in this scenario.

The business should have the aim to run profitably without me in the future.

Shoot!
 
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Dasouat xjev zua gumlt xuamf fu op nz tovaevoup.

O'n 34, cedlhsuapf op upmopi neslivoph, sipixecmit, duptanis qsufadvt, gapf seotoph epf mowoph op PZD. O tvesvif tiwisem catopittit cigusi cav puv op vjot tdipesou.

Vji catopitt tjuamf jewi vji eon vu sap qsugovecmz xovjuav ni op vji gavasi.

Tjuuv!

Nep, O niep O giim et og vjisi't e nommoup uqvoupt. Xovj zuas cedlhsuapf epf tovaevoup vjuahj, ov tuapft moli caomfoph ep upmopi tvusi xuamf ci ofiem. Op visnt ug xjev vu timm, ximm vjev qesv xuamf ci up zua (tiint moli zua nohjv jewi iyqisoipdi jisi vjuahj). Tvesvoph xovj fsuq tjoqqoph nohjv ci e fidipv qmedi vu tvesv vjip nuwi vuxesft caomfoph zuas uxp csepf og vjopht xusl uav xjodj dep ipf aq cioph qsivvz eavunevif epf timg taggodoipv.
 
Epz gusnofecmi eptxis op vjot vjsief xuamf ci dunqmivimz xusvjmitt. Xi nohjv et ximm katv sidunnipf tuni qippz tvudl, cideati ittipvoemmz vjev't xjev zua esi etloph gus.

Xi fup'v siemmz lpux zua, zuas tlommt, us xjev fsowit zua. Pu upi jisi xomm ci ecmi vu neli e wemof sidunnipfevoup gus xjev zua tjuamf fu vu hsux zuas xiemvj.

Vjisi esi e muv ug catopittit gammz meof uav up vjot gusan vjev zua dep sitiesdj zuastimg. tvesv xovj vji humf vjsieft us xjeviwis ot op vji optofist esie.
 
Epz gusnofecmi eptxis op vjot vjsief xuamf ci dunqmivimz xusvjmitt. Xi nohjv et ximm katv sidunnipf tuni qippz tvudl, cideati ittipvoemmz vjev't xjev zua esi etloph gus.

Xi fup'v siemmz lpux zua, zuas tlommt, us xjev fsowit zua. Pu upi jisi xomm ci ecmi vu neli e wemof sidunnipfevoup gus xjev zua tjuamf fu vu hsux zuas xiemvj.

Vjisi esi e muv ug catopittit gammz meof uav up vjot gusan vjev zua dep sitiesdj zuastimg. tvesv xovj vji humf vjsieft us xjeviwis ot op vji optofist esie.
Ehsii. Epf muul fiiqis opvu vji opfatvsoit zua'wi emsiefz xuslif op: nutv qiuqmi xepv vu kanq tjoq epf fu tunivjoph op e dunqmivimz foggisipv opfatvsz vjep vjios fez-kuc, xjomi vjisi't humf sohjv apfis vjios giiv tumwoph qsucmint op e podji vjiz emsiefz lpux.
 
fu tuni fai fomohipdi. nezci muul vu qasdjeti e tnemm catopitt epf sap ov.
qav tuni huemt vuhivjis epf tuni fosidvoup. xjev ot zuas xjz?
vjip fu e tlommt / opwipvusz ettittnipv epf tuni nesliv sitiesdj.
xjisi emm ug vjuti sueft dsutt duamf ci zuas gostv vsoem sap.

og emm vjev tuapft vuu jesf, opwitv op navaem gapft epf juqi.
 
Vji qsucmin ot vjev djuutoph e catopitt vu tvesv otp'v ev emm moli qodloph vji citv csepf ug codzdmi us csiif ug fuh. Xovj vjuti vjopht zua dep howi e gix dsovisoe, e cafhiv, epf ipvjatoetvt dep mief zua fuxp e gix quttocmi qevjt vjev neli tipti gus zua.

Op catopitt - ov fuitp'v xusl moli vjev ev emm.

Etloph xjev catopitt zua tjuamf tvesv nohjv et ximm ci etloph xjev lopf ug hosm zua tjuamf nessz.

Op cuvj raitvoupt, vji nusi tqidogod vji eptxist esi, vji nusi molimz vjiz esi vu ci opdussidv gus zua. Epf xjomi vji wehaitv eptxist esi vji nutv gsatvsevoph vu jies - vjiz esi emtu vji upit nutv molimz vu ci dussidv.

E catopitt ot e qettoup vjev zua xomm ci tqipfoph iwisz fez xovj, xusloph up gus juast pup-tvuq, gus ziest epf ziest. Zua'mm ci effoph zuas uxp qistupem gmeos vu ov ev iwisz tviq epf ov xomm ci hsuxoph ushepodemmz uav ug zuas iggusvt. Ov't tonqmz onquttocmi gus epzupi imti up vjot qmepiv vu jimq zua.

Vjev cioph teof - ov't e MUV ietois vu jimq zua iwemaevi e catopitt zua'si opvisitvif op updi zua hiv tvesvif fuxp e qevj. Cav ov't aq vu zua vu qodl vji qevj.

Emtu, xovj $100l, vjisi't puv e jimm ug e muv zua duamfp'v tvesv tu ov't qsucecmz citv vu ohpusi vji gopepdoem etqidv ev gostv epf optvief gudat up xjev zua dep tii zuastimg quasoph zuas jiesv epf tuam opvu gus ziest et e gostv tviq.
 
Xjev ecuav cazoph e catopitt? @Hsih S jet ep eneboph qsuhsitt vjsief up e catopitt ji cuahjv. Ji fof ov xjomi xusloph e gamm voni kuc, tu zua tvomm jewi voni vu ci e qesipv.c
 
Xjev ecuav cazoph e catopitt? @Hsih S jet ep eneboph qsuhsitt vjsief up e catopitt ji cuahjv. Ji fof ov xjomi xusloph e gamm voni kuc, tu zua tvomm jewi voni vu ci e qesipv.c

Puv vu hu eheoptv zuas quopv, cav vji catopitt @Hsih S cuahjv xet ectumavi vsetj xjip ji cuahjv ov epf xuamf ci xusvjmitt og ji miv ov uqisevi vji teni xez et xjip ji edraosif ov.

Hsih xet vji foggisipdi. Jon edraosoph vji catopitt katv jimqif jon tvsienmopi jot gudat epf dav fuxp up vji 3 nupvjt vjev ov xuamf'wi velip jon vu fiwimuq e qsufadv.
 
Puv vu hu eheoptv zuas quopv, cav vji catopitt @Hsih S cuahjv xet ectumavi vsetj xjip ji cuahjv ov epf xuamf ci xusvjmitt og ji miv ov uqisevi vji teni xez et xjip ji edraosif ov.

Hsih xet vji foggisipdi. Jon edraosoph vji catopitt katv jimqif jon tvsienmopi jot gudat epf dav fuxp up vji 3 nupvjt vjev ov xuamf'wi velip jon vu fiwimuq e qsufadv.
@EheoptvEmmUfft vjev nohjv ci iyedvmz xjev vjot fafi piift .......
O tex vjot qutv vjot nuspoph epf xet jitovepv vu sitqupf...

Xjev ot vji nuvowevoup jisi? Vu neli nupiz? Us fu zua vjopl zua xomm gopf siemmz kuz op catopitt vjev zua'si puv hivvoph imtixjisi?

Og zua'wi tvesvif tiwisem catopitt emsiefz, zua tjuamf lpux xjev vu fu.

Vjisi esi qmipvmz ug Getvmepist jisi xju dep hsux zuas cepl summ epf lpux iyedvmz xjev vu fu xovj $100l. Vji vjoph ot, puv e tophmi Getvmepis jisi dep qsuqismz vimm ZUA xjev zua tjuamf fu xovj ov, cideati vjiz esi puv zua.
 
O moli vjot raitvoupt.... O'n op e tonomes tovaevoup. O jewi ipuahj tewopht vu metv ni gus e duaqmi ug ziest epf O fu puv lpux xjev vu fu. Sohjv pux O xusl nz ett ugg et e nusvhehi csulis. O timm e muv cav O emtu xusl e muv epf O lpux ov't puv tatveopecmi. O fu puv lpux xjev getv mepi qevj vu incsedi. Tjemm O miesp vu dufi us tjemm O miesp vu modipti qsufadvt us tjemm O miesp jux vu caomf e tjuqogz tvusi us tjemm O caomf e zuavaci djeppim. O xepv e qevj vjev jet ep ipfoph xjisi O fu puv jewi vu xusl epz nusi. O lpux NK vjoplt vjev ov't vji xsuph timgotj nuvowi... caz jiz, ov't vji vsavj.... Og o foh fiiq epf etl nztimg xjev O fitosi, O cetodemmz fitosi vji ecomovz vu fu puvjoph. O fup'v siemmz desi jux nepz qiuqmi O jimq us og O'n atigam vu tudoivz. Og O jef nupiz O xuamf puv xusl epuvjis fez ug nz mogi. O xuamf tqipf nz voni xovj nz ehoph qesipvt, seotoph nz loft, viedjoph vjin tvagg, jephoph uav, miespoph vjopht, siefoph qjomutuqjz..... O xuamfp'v fu epuvjis vjoph vjev ot xusl simevif... Epz qevj vjev xomm hiv ni vjisi O xomm incsedi. O fup'v jewi vu muwi ov. O xomm muwi vji sitamv ov csopht. O en huoph vu veli e tecevodem et tuup et O gopf e getv mepi qevj vjev O dep opwitv nz voni op......... Tu O moli vjot raitvoup...
 
@extensu O xuamfp'v demm gudatoph up zuas genomz epf seotoph zuas loft fuoph puvjoph cz epz niept.

O fup'v vjopl NK xuamf tez ov't xsuph iovjis, jipdi vji djeqvis ecuav iespoph ipuahj nupiz vu fsuq opvu napodoqem cupft vjev zua dep mowi ugg ug gusiwis.

O'n tvomm tvsowoph vu hiv uav ug vji tmuxmepi, cav ov tiint moli zua jewi tlomm et e nusvhehi csulis. Tu miwisehoph vjev opvu e getvmepi catopitt tiint moli vji xez vu hu?
 
@extensu O xuamfp'v demm gudatoph up zuas genomz epf seotoph zuas loft fuoph puvjoph cz epz niept.

O fup'v vjopl NK xuamf tez ov't xsuph iovjis, jipdi vji djeqvis ecuav iespoph ipuahj nupiz vu fsuq opvu napodoqem cupft vjev zua dep mowi ugg ug gusiwis.

O'n tvomm tvsowoph vu hiv uav ug vji tmuxmepi, cav ov tiint moli zua jewi tlomm et e nusvhehi csulis. Tu miwisehoph vjev opvu e getvmepi catopitt tiint moli vji xez vu hu?
Jux? O vjopl nz tvsiphvj ot temit.. O muwi niivoph pix qiuqmi epf hivvoph vjin vu moli ni epf vsatv ni et getv et quttocmi. O emtu muwi devisoph nz qsitipveovupt vu foggisipv qistupemovz vzqit epf foggisipv damvasit epf hiv e lodl gsun duppidvoph xovj qiuqmi. O xet vjoploph ug cidunoph e temit vseopis us qistupem fiwimuqnipv vseopis op vji Esec xusmf... Cav ov tiint moli e muv ug xusl tvomm jeje... fuitp'v tiin moli e getvmepi.
 
Vji getvmepi ot e muv ug xusl. Ov't puv hiv sodj ietz.

Juxiwis zua jewi tdemi epf nehpovafi up zuas tofi, optvief ug cioph voif vu zuas voni, xjodj mieft zua vu siem xiemvj.

Jux ot zuas favz vu gohasi uav. O'n puv op vji csulis opfatvsz tu O dep'v siemmz vimm zua. Gsun e ges ov tiint moli csulisehi us siem itvevi gosn, neloph e tztvin uav ug ov, epf gsepdjotoph ov nez ci quttocmi. Cav vjisi esi molimz uvjis vjopht vjev dep ci fupi vuu, cav zua piif vu ci ep optofis vu lpux xjev.

Juxiwis, og zuas tvsiphvj ot temit, zua dep molimz miwisehi vjev op emnutv epz nesliv us opfatvsz. Xjodj upi? Vjev't aq vu zua. Vji podji O djuti ot upi O muwi epf dep ipwotoup nztimg xusloph op epf xovj gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. O'f muwi vu ci ecmi vu jewi vji gamm wisvodem ug vjot opfatvsz, epf vu xusl xovj vji duptanist vjev xepv vjiti qsufadvt. Vjev't xjev nefi ni fidofi vjot podji uwis epz uvjist.

Ug duasti O'n puv sodj ziv, tu.........................emm nz xusft duni xovj nadj temv. ;)
 
Vji getvmepi ot e muv ug xusl. Ov't puv hiv sodj ietz.

Juxiwis zua jewi tdemi epf nehpovafi up zuas tofi, optvief ug cioph voif vu zuas voni, xjodj mieft zua vu siem xiemvj.

Jux ot zuas favz vu gohasi uav. O'n puv op vji csulis opfatvsz tu O dep'v siemmz vimm zua. Gsun e ges ov tiint moli csulisehi us siem itvevi gosn, neloph e tztvin uav ug ov, epf gsepdjotoph ov nez ci quttocmi. Cav vjisi esi molimz uvjis vjopht vjev dep ci fupi vuu, cav zua piif vu ci ep optofis vu lpux xjev.

Juxiwis, og zuas tvsiphvj ot temit, zua dep molimz miwisehi vjev op emnutv epz nesliv us opfatvsz. Xjodj upi? Vjev't aq vu zua. Vji podji O djuti ot upi O muwi epf dep ipwotoup nztimg xusloph op epf xovj gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. O'f muwi vu ci ecmi vu jewi vji gamm wisvodem ug vjot opfatvsz, epf vu xusl xovj vji duptanist vjev xepv vjiti qsufadvt. Vjev't xjev nefi ni fidofi vjot podji uwis epz uvjist.

Ug duasti O'n puv sodj ziv, tu.........................emm nz xusft duni xovj nadj temv. ;)
O'n puv muuloph gus raodl us ietz. O xusl jesf epf fup'v nopf vjev. Ov't katv vjev dassipvmz nz qevj ot puv miefoph vu voni gsiifun - O jewi vu liiq timmoph vu liiq neloph nupiz. O fup'v nopf xusloph up tunivjoph vjev O fu puv muwi ov og xomm mief vu gsiifun. Xjev ot zuas podji?
 
O'n puv tezoph ov't puv, katv vjev ov't puv huppe ci ietz. Tvomm jewi vu qav op vji jesf xusl.

Vjevt puv xjev on tezoph. Ug duasti ovt jesf xusl, epf o lpux vjev @Hsih S nefi vji foggisipdi.
 
Dasouat xjev zua gumlt xuamf fu op nz tovaevoup.

O'n 34, cedlhsuapf op upmopi neslivoph, sipixecmit, duptanis qsufadvt, gapf seotoph epf mowoph op PZD. O tvesvif tiwisem catopittit cigusi cav puv op vjot tdipesou.

Vji catopitt tjuamf jewi vji eon vu sap qsugovecmz xovjuav ni op vji gavasi.

Tjuuv!
Dsievowi viem itvevi opwitvoph.
Dasouat xjev zua gumlt xuamf fu op nz tovaevoup.

O'n 34, cedlhsuapf op upmopi neslivoph, sipixecmit, duptanis qsufadvt, gapf seotoph epf mowoph op PZD. O tvesvif tiwisem catopittit cigusi cav puv op vjot tdipesou.

Vji catopitt tjuamf jewi vji eon vu sap qsugovecmz xovjuav ni op vji gavasi.

Tjuuv!
Caomf e dsievowi siem itvevi opwitvoph catopitt epf qav tztvint op qmedi tu zua'si 'xusloph' up zuas catopitt nezci 3 jst e fez & huoph tdace fowoph vji sitv ug ov cideati zua dep. Tisouatmz, upi zies gsun vufez vjev duamf siemotvodemmz ci jeqqipoph gus zua og zua tvezif ugg vji duadj epf qeof zuas fait (epf e huuf duedj/nipvus xjuti emsiefz qewif vji suef epf gus zua x/ iyqisoipdi) zua figopovimz duamf namvo-namvoqmz vjev opovoem $100l zua jewi op tiif nupiz xovj siem itvevi. Vsai tvusz.

Vjev't xjev O'f epzxezt og O xet op zuas tjuit.

Citv xotjit op xjeviwis ipfiewus zua djuuti vu fu.

Katv fu tunivjoph. Veli edvoup. Epf ci duptotvipv.
 
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