Hi all,
I’m a software developer and I’ve been in IT for over 20 years professionally. I want to focus my weekends and time when I’m not at work building a company but I wanted to build a piece of software that I can focus the company around.
The problem is I have no creativity, I don’t know what to make. I do however intend on spending the next 20 years everyday adding to this software. Where do I start? If nothing else, if I can build something that would allow me a 100k income then I’d be happy to do it full time for those 20 years as well.
Any comments/recommendations/flames welcome :)
You know, software/technology/business is about solving a problem. You need to have a problem to solve. Solving someone else’s problem will just be “employment” to you.
You know when you’re stuck on a software bug, you stop working at the computer and go for a walk or take a shower? You probably need to do something similar, but at a bigger scale.
Go outside without any tech. Bring paper and pen. Maybe your phone, on silent. Buy a coffee or beer with cash. Just sit and watch life.
+1 vote for this suggestion. Talk to your friends and tell them that if they have a problem that someone with your skills can solve, they can contact you and see what you can do.
Thanks I’ll do that.