> Ike wrote: > But I do get enjoyment (if not deep fulfillment) out of programming. > When I'm able to "innovate" and make things happen faster and/or > better for myself, and then share that with others, that makes me > happy
Thanks for sharing that - we all face challenges and it's nice to know we're not alone. I have a suggestion, and apologize if I'm presuming or if you've already thought of it, but one business idea that programmers can be really successful with is operations consulting. I'm defining operations consulting as approaching a business, examining how their logistics, workflow, etc works, and then offering solutions with a proven ROI. To start you can offer the consultation free. Small businesses are usually a treasure trove as they've got TONS of stuff that's fallen through the cracks. This way you have zero overhead except your time, travel, etc, and only build applications that you know people want and need. You can focus on verticals like heavy industry or energy and usually the solutions you make for one can be ported to them all (negotiate ownership in the services agreement). If business analysis isn't your schtick, post a want-ad at a top 10 MBA school (Wharton, HBS, GSB, Kellogg, etc) looking for a guy to start a operations consulting business. He/she can be the business person and you can do the programming. Heck, he'll probably bear all of the overhead for the first few projects and would likely be able to secure VC, if needed. Just a thought. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172371 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
