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Re: Re: Advice on escaping Corporate America / Starting own consultancy outfit?

by flyingmoose (Priest)
on Apr 17, 2004 at 01:19 UTC ( [id://345920]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Advice on escaping Corporate America / Starting own consultancy outfit?
in thread OT: Advice on escaping Corporate America / Starting own consultancy outfit?

Excellent feedback, thanks. I am afraid the truth is I'm not marketable, seeing there are tons of people of similar skills on paper ... (<ego>but I doubt they are as sharp</ego>) ... and I'm also too young to command much presence among older businessmen. (Which brings me to my post below about academics and/or research ... I just need to find some outlet, the ratrace is evidentally not compatible with my personality)

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Re: Re: Re: Advice on escaping Corporate America / Starting own consultancy outfit?
by petercooper (Acolyte) on Apr 19, 2004 at 16:55 UTC
    Don't use age as an excuse. I'm 22, and am doing what you want to be doing eventually (my story was similar to yours). That said, my work is not 100% programming, which is great.. because it means I can code in my spare time and still enjoy it. Coding 100% of the time would mean I'd choose other pursuits away from work instead. I was never a good marketer, but I realized I had to learn how to be good at marketing, and good at selling myself, if I ever wanted this to work out. So I've read a lot of books, done a lot of practice, trained, and now I sell myself all the time.. the reward is in the clients you gain. I was once in the position you are now, a good job, nice pay, but I felt the same as you, and so I broke out.. it's important to remain positive, and to be *totally* open to new idea. If you gotta go learn how to hawk your wares like a salesman, you gotta go learn it.
      Can you give any more info about how you made this take off?

      That is, what it is you do (in more detail) and how you began to establish a foothold in that area?

      Age is hardly an excuse, I do tend to command (and control) meetings full of 40 yr old engineers -- but as a first impression it can be problematic, and it takes a while to command that respect.

      again, any help in achieving what (to me) sounds infeasible would be really appreciated!!!

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