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Ask HN: Are my motivations for getting into entrepreneurship superficial?

Posted by etcetc on Sunday May 10, 2015 @03:08PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I had a few concerns and deep nagging issues about building a startup. After some deep introspection, I'm not so sure if I have a product that I'm deeply passionate about. I think my main motivations for building a startup is self satisfaction and proving to myself that I can start a business. Obviously self-management and working on something interesting are bonuses but I came to this...

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Re:Year off of school vs. starting a company on Friday July 04, 2014 @03:57PM (#7990053)

Thanks for the reply. I put up the names in case anyone had experience with them or was able to find more information on them than I could. I don't know the parent company very well (hopefully I will soon), but they've given me much more important information than this that they've told me not to disclose and I haven't. In hindsight, it was probably better not to include the company names, but I can't edit my post anymore. Lesson learned.

Re:Year off of school vs. starting a company on Thursday July 03, 2014 @06:46AM (#7982342)

Hey, I've replied to you as well. Thanks for the insight, a lot of people are warning me to be cautious and I was definitely wary of this offer from the start.

Re:Year off of school vs. starting a company on Thursday July 03, 2014 @03:46AM (#7981977)

Thanks for the reply! I would appreciate talking to you; I can't seem to find your email in your profile however. I was going to ask you anyways what other questions you would ask? I really have no experience with regards to many of the business side and harder questions you have proposed. What critical points besides equity and funding should I look at?

Re:Year off of school vs. starting a company on Thursday July 03, 2014 @03:20AM (#7981908)

I've sent you an email. I would like to talk about this some more, thanks for replying.

Year off of school vs. starting a company

Posted by etcetc on Thursday July 03, 2014 @02:14AM
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I figured I would find the best insight and expertise here. I am currently a sophomore at UC Berkeley in EECS. I have two more years of education to go until I graduate, as I will be getting my degree earlier.<p>I currently have been working for a small startup in San Francisco called XVolve. It has been a blast, I've learne d a lot and had fun...

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