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I dropped out of CS third year in college and started my own business. Problem is that I'm almost a year into it and haven't seen any profits yet (long term software development, been freelancing to stay afloat but I hate it).

Is it a bad idea to get into some sort of trade to get money while I work on my business on the side? I sit around all day and I feel like my body is telling me I need to move things with my hands.

Is it worth it anons? I'm not really in it for the money I just want to try a bit of hard work, if only to learn I can do better. How do I get started?

>> No.1513260

>>1513235
bump, same story different faggot

>> No.1513335

>>1513235
>want to try a bit of hard work.

Kek.


Just pick one that you don't think you'll hate and stick it out for 3 long months. You'll be to tired to run a business

>> No.1513338

>>1513235
Op what in the shit is this and where can i buy 1,000?

I got one hell of a prank in mind

>> No.1513406

>>1513338
Strandbeest. That one is huge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYGJ9jrbpvg

>> No.1513416

>>1513338
>I got one hell of a prank in mind
>prank

Fuck off kid

>> No.1513421

>>1513235
>CS third year in college
Nigga if you want to learn coding, you don't need to go to college. The only good thing college is for is that piece of paper than lands you interviews. Worst thing you can do is blow thousands, dropout mid way, and not get the paper. I bet you are doing code monkey shit anyway in your meme business. Go back to school, get your degree, get a decent dev job, learn from your boss, then start your own business. You think you know everything and school is a waste but in reality you know nothing. You don't even know enough to know what you don't know.

>> No.1513424

>>1513235
Is it a bad idea to get into some sort of trade to get money while I work on my business on the side?

No, but you have to work hard to manage and balance both.

You said
>into some sort of trade to get money
But you said
>I'm not really in it for the money I just want to try a bit of hard work
So what is it you want?

Anyway. I'm trying to start a business myself but right now my girlfriend is unemployed so more of my money is spent on her till she gets a new job. But even when that happens I work in a factory where I work 6 to 7 days a week on second shift.

>> No.1513529

>>1513424
>Having a gf

Fucking end yourself

>> No.1513549
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1513549

>>1513235
i have a bachelors in comp. sci., but still CNC machining shit to try to start a real business.

the thing with programming tech industry stuff is, it really seems to be labor intensive unless you can just buy parts of code you need, while automation can be leveraged by anyone in manufacturing to make up for not having employees.

I would almost say that if you can utilize your skills to aid you in starting a business with a different focus it would be more beneficial, but I have no real experience, just goals I'm working toward for now. Can you do your own marketing? Write companion apps or something?

>> No.1513750

>>1513235
A new business needs to last over 5 years in order to get out of that early dropoff zone. Most fold within that time.

I say keeping doing the business thing, but take up a hobby like gardening, >>>/out/1402477 or, knife making, >>1497142

>> No.1513757

>>1513750
So true. I'm into gardening now and in 2019 I'll hit 5 years for my business. The 1st year was full of guessing work and on 3rd year things change so much. Good luck.

>> No.1513824

>>1513750
Literally the shittiest advice of all time, just because idiots put out a statistic doesn't mean it's relevant to getting your business off the ground.

Business is one of the easiest and most rewarding things to do if you do it right, boiling it down to its basic parts you take resources in and get more out. If you aren't getting more out then you need to approach it from a different angle and try something new, if you listen to these idiots you're just gonna sit on a push for 5 years and have nothing to show for it.

>> No.1514843

>>1513529
I get those days once in a while