Re:Ask HN: Is attitude more important than knowledge?
by Silica6149 on Thursday July 07, 2022 @10:24AM
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I think the transition from being an employee to being an entrepreneur is difficult, because of the different skill sets required. In a company, you usually have a specified role, with the hard problems mostly figured out by the people before you, and it's just up to you to execute your assigned tasks.
Entrepreneurship is really the full stack of trying to find a problem and solving it along with all the details of running a business.
Re:Ask HN: Is attitude more important than knowledge?
by itsmemattchung on Thursday July 07, 2022 @10:29AM
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The skills that mark a great employee do not necessarily translate to being a great entrepreneur. Of course there are many skills can be applied to both positions but often, you'll have to develop new habits and form new neurological paths when transitioning to an entrepreneur.
I was a good programmer, but my core computer science competency was weak. Really weak. However, I was able to land a gig at a very technical company with lots of computer science problems because I had the attitude I can learn anything.
You can learn anything, but you can't learn everything. And you need the right knowledge base to learn effectively. After that, attitude can take you a long way.