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After seeing a few posts, I am curious as to what you guys do to make your living. What activities have you done, currently do, or plan to start up to support yourself?
Myself, I have become an established name in the underground indie music scene for Design, primarily print. This summer I am launching partnerships with a silkscreening company and possibly a recording studio.
you?
Wes Bos - Graphics and Web Design -
I'm a uni student, so I don't make a living lol
I study full time (visual media majoring in graphic design) and work at a graphic/web design company part time.
Work on my own projects when I have the time.
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Brief:
Technology consulting & services
Proud founder of YGG
Residential real estate development
Automotive sales
Various other businesses, online and off -
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CommentAuthorDariusMonsef
- CommentTimeApr 22nd 2007
...umm... uh...
Answering that question is always so hard. I often get asked it when out socializing with people and I really don't have a quick response.
I suppose it could be any one of the following...
Internet Astronaut
Professional Narcissist
Creative Consultant
Serial Entrepreneur
Start-Up CEO
Non-Profit DirectorI might have a new thing to add to the list tomorrow!
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Agreed Darius - it's always a hard question to answer but I usually size up who I'm talking to and go with the one in my arsenal that will connect with that individual the most :)
Proud founder of YGG -
Electrical Engineer
Side Projects:
Opening a Café around Sept. to Nov.
Luxurious Interior / Exterior Lighting
(Micro) Angel Investing
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Technology Consultant, both as an employee and freelance. I am setting up a new company with partners to tackle the growing SMB market in my area.
For fun I write about finance and investing, since it's my other passion.
Investoid - Finance and Investing in Perspective -
It is a hard question to answer so I just say business owner. If they ask what my business is I just pick one of the many that I way I don't have to explain all of them.
I need to get a business card that has all of my businesses on them.
Here's my list:
Foreign Language School- We teach private individuals and businesses foreign languages.
Foreign Language Translation and Interpreting Services
Website Design
Top Secret E-commerce projectMore are on the way so stay tuned.
Phoenix, AZ Foreign Language Lessons - Tutoring Indianpolis, IN web design -
IT Recruiter for a multibillion dollar corporation (The Man)
Sideprojects:
My Personal Finance Blog
Loving my wife
KMull.com
and the rental/travel websites that are going jack right now. -
I'm a uni student. Majoring in fine arts.
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My full-time income comes from freelance Art Direction. Been on one contract since December and will be for a couple more months.
My web projects serve as my lab and make a little pocket change here and there.
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Im still a fulltime, 16 year old student in 6th form or "High School". Will be going to Uni next year hoping to do Economics/Management or the like.
In my spare time (which is becoming rarer these days), I am a blog-owner (Blogtrepreneur.com) which makes me my monthly pocket money and have a few other sites which are stuck in the mud at the mo. Have got a new site in the works which will be spilling the beans on soon ;)
Blogtrepreneur.com - Entrepreneur Blog -
It's simple: I'm an IT consultant for a "big 4" consulting firm. And when I'm not doing that I'm devising ways of getting the heck up out Corporate America.
...I'm just happy I have an office... I'm not a cube farm resident - YET!
EntrepreneurGirls Business, from the female perspective -
Posted By: MsNadi
It's simple: I'm an IT consultant for a "big 4" consulting firm. And when I'm not doing that I'm devising ways of getting the heck up out Corporate America.
...I'm just happy I have an office... I'm not a cube farm resident - YET!
EntrepreneurGirlsBusiness, from the female perspective
Holy shit where have you been!??!
Proud founder of YGG -
Posted By: Eric
Posted By: MsNadi
It's simple: I'm an IT consultant for a "big 4" consulting firm. And when I'm not doing that I'm devising ways of getting the heck up out Corporate America.
...I'm just happy I have an office... I'm not a cube farm resident - YET!
EntrepreneurGirlsBusiness, from the female perspective
Holy shit where have you been!??!
Proud Founder of YGG
Lol exactly what I was thinking! I remember Audarius used to be a forum frequenter as well, so its nice to hear from him in this thread!
Blogtrepreneur.com - Entrepreneur Blog -
I run a large high end furniture store. And I just currently started investing into real estate.
I am also looking to go back to school part time!
Impacto Blog - Fresh Opinions -
Bartender 3 nights a week, DJ 1 night a week...party 8 days a week.
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Posted By: Eric
Posted By: MsNadi
It's simple: I'm an IT consultant for a "big 4" consulting firm. And when I'm not doing that I'm devising ways of getting the heck up out Corporate America.
...I'm just happy I have an office... I'm not a cube farm resident - YET!
EntrepreneurGirlsBusiness, from the female perspective
Holy shit where have you been!??!
Proud Founder of YGG
Smart asses!!! :)
I've been working. Seriously - I quickly realized that I was a LOT more into the business idea(s) than my partner and that I was doing 85% of the work and getting nowhere. So I let it rest for a while.
And have since, realized that despite being a top-25% that I'm severly underpaid and that my manager could give 2 shits despite what I say.
And I also realized that I have nothing to lose but some money (and not as much as before).
So I'm back in the saddle, as a sole proprietor instead of an LLP (sigh) but happy to be doing SOMETHING. Cuz work simply ain't cutting it.
That's where I've been. :)
How ya fellas been?
EntrepreneurGirls Business, from the female perspective -
I'm a student studying Computer Science and Business at University, not really making money, quite the opposite in fact.
MsNadi: Which of the big 4? I visited two of them (E&Y; and KPMG) last friday in NYC, maybe I saw you and didn't even know it!
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i do computer forensics and electronic discovery for a small to midsize consulting firm. my office is in NYC, but i travel about 95% of the time.
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Sounds interesting - where do you travel to?
Proud founder of YGG -
Bwh2 why don't you start a separate thread and introduce yourself. I'm sure we'd all like to hear more about you.
Welcome.
Phoenix, AZ Foreign Language Lessons - Tutoring Indianpolis, IN web design -
HAHA... I work for BearingPoint (formerly KPMG consulting). Travel 100% of the time - living in Southern California, haven't had a client there in 2.5 years.
Travelling for work isn't all that it's cracked up to be - its fun, but as weird as this sounds, you get sick of eating out and having hotel staff say "welcome home" to you when you check in. YUCK!
But I have hotel points for days!!!! I'm planning a trip to Mauritus ALL on points. :)
EntrepreneurGirls Business, from the female perspective -
Mauritus that's awesome.
Phoenix, AZ Foreign Language Lessons - Tutoring Indianpolis, IN web design -
Posted By: MsNadi
Travelling for work isn't all that it's cracked up to be - its fun, but as weird as this sounds, you get sick of eating out and having hotel staff say "welcome home" to you when you check in. YUCK!
But I have hotel points for days!!!! I'm planning a trip to Mauritus ALL on points. :)
you hit the nail on the head. the "welcome home" is particularly frustrating.
similarly, my girlfriend and i went to maui for a week last year all on points.
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is there anybody here who works at a startup? it doesn't have to be technology related.
i'm just curious to know how people get hired into these organizations when they're just being formed (outside of being a cofounder).
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You respond to posts like "Programmer needed for Partnership with YGG members" :)
Proud founder of YGG -
I worked in a startup, but as a founder. In my parts there are few employee positions (if any) in startups due to the lack of seed, angel and venture capital. We self-funded and worked on contracts to be able to pay us salary, and brought in our first non-founder employee 6 months in.
Investoid - Finance and Investing in Perspective -
I think the best way to get in with startups is to start you own. Then others will be interested in your project.
Also, success attracts success. So if you have a start up that is successful and you are out building contacts people are going to start talking to you about ideas and you can pursue the opportunities that you want.
Phoenix, AZ Foreign Language Lessons - Tutoring Indianpolis, IN web design -
I think my website tagline says it best: " I build stuff "
I've been a web developer for over 10 years, working for many large and small companies.
I've been with 4 startups over the years, and currently the day job is with an Interactive Design agency. In my spare time I've been working on a number of websites, hoping to develop them into a network at some point down the line.
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On Working For Startups:
I did some consulting at QUALCOMM and actually had the chance to work with some folks who have been with Qualcomm since it was an idea someone was banging out in Paul Jacob's garage (employees 13 and 15).
Typically start-ups are largely staffed by friends of friends and other members of the founder's social network. Case in point, the lady I was talking to came in because a good friend of hers served as the bookkeeper during the EARLY days of QUALCOMM (can you imagine what her stock options looked like) and was recommended when she needed a job.
Same thing happens at Google, Yahoo!, Genentech etc... the startups all started somewhere.
I also have friends who worked at Intermix Media (MySpace parent pre-Newscorp buy out). Same thing. Needed a job, new a friend who worked for MySpaceTom and got the job. Got paid nothing with no real benefits but got to go to some cool Hollywood parties - and made ends meet by selling shwag (the goodies in the Hollywood gift bags) on eBay.
The thing is, folks look back and think working at a startup is glamorous. But the reality is that its not all that its cracked up to be. Long hours, little job scope (you do EVERYTHING), no benefits, no health insurance etc.
It's easy to look at Google now and think "wow, I' would have LOVED to be employee 15", but 4 years ago, would you really have taken the job as Financial Manager, for $50K a year when your previous employer was paying you $90K on the prayer that they go public and take over the web based advertising? And for every successful startup there are about 150 failures.
And how many of us possess the skills that would make for successful start-up employees?
I know it all sounds pessimistic, I just think folks romanticize entrepreneurship because of the success without looking at the reality of what it means to be self-employed. Eyes wide open, ya know?
EntrepreneurGirls Business, from the female perspective -
...failure also attracts success...
Do you learn from successes? Nah. But you learn a LOT from failures. Almost all of the familiar successful entrepreneurs (Bransons, Dells, Cubans etc) were all part of unsuccessful start-ups before they figured out how to make it work.
Why does Guy Kawasaki have his 10/20/30 rule? Because he's seen many presentations that DIDN'T work and had to take a step back and look at the few that actually kept his attention. Why does Seth Godin say don't waste your time incorporating until you need to? Because he probably started a business and spent all this time and $$$ incorporating when in hindsight, it wasn't necessary.
...and that's why I ask the question: how many of us truly possess the skills beyond an undeniable willingness to take on exceptional risk, work hard (16+ hour days) and the desire to be successful, to be an asset to SOMEONE else's dream? Again, not our own dreams - but someone else's?
What would you tell Kevin Rose (is that the Digg dude's name) tomorrow if you were so lucky as to sit next to him on a flight from LA to NY?
I think just being out there and networking is the best way to find out about what's going on out there. Trying and failing and then trying and succeeding and then trying and failing and then trying and succeeding.
Fall down 7. Stand up 8.
EntrepreneurGirls Business, from the female perspective -
I'm a web rockstar! :)
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Kineda - when you got started did you have a "day job" or did you just dive right in? And if you did have a day job - at what point did you give it the "axe" (quit)?
EntrepreneurGirls Business, from the female perspective
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