Why do you want to an "entrepreneur"? What does that mean to you?
I don't see a passion for any particular project or idea in your question. I would expect that someone that really wanted to be an entrepreneur, right from their college days, would have moved in that direction somehow -- either by saving funds away so they could do it without disrupting their family, or by working on something on the side in their spare time.
Your question sounds more like it's coming from someone that likes the idea of being an entrepreneur, the 1990's version of, "I want to be an inventor too!" Being an entrepreneur means lots of long days; late or sleepless nights; lots of risk as you bank your welfare, and your family's, on the success of your new business. You don't have marketing or management experience, and those are helpful skills for someone trying to start a new small business.
The majority of startups fail, whether they're a local brick-and-mortar store or a webware-2.0 shindig. The odds are stacked against you. So, what will you do if it doesn't work out? What would you do differently to ensure that your outcome is more successful?
What do you dislike about what you're doing now? Is it just not "sexy" enough? Are you bored, or unchallenged? A side project, or a new job in your career, or even working for an established startup, would all be more logical choices than launching your own business.
PASSION ! The number one pre-requisite. Of course, you need to identify a problem/need/want AND work out how to monetize. If you don't have customers you don't have a business.
So instead of wanting to be an entrepreneur, starting being more aware, find a problem that really get's you going, solve it, tell the world about it and charge them when they turn up. Being passionate and making a difference is what's really important, not some label that you stick on yourself to impress people at cocktail parties.
Many people, all more intelligent than I, tried to warn me about the miseries and ills of starting your own business, and they were right in everything they said.
If I could be content with a safe, regular job at a large company, I would do that instead without a moment's hesitation.
Unfortunately, I seem to suffer from some kind of mental illness which makes me cranky anytime I can blame anyone but myself for whatever mess I find myself in.
That's an interesting view. I'm not scared of doing the hardwork no money entrepreneur thing for a while. Can you give me tips on how to go about finding direction?
No, but I can tell you the only thing that works for me: I have to have a problem that I really, really want to solve. It's not necessarily a problem that I have, it could be -- and often is -- a problem that other people have. The more people have it, the more I want to solve it.
If I've got something like that to focus on, then I'm less likely to lose interest halfway into it.
I don't see a passion for any particular project or idea in your question. I would expect that someone that really wanted to be an entrepreneur, right from their college days, would have moved in that direction somehow -- either by saving funds away so they could do it without disrupting their family, or by working on something on the side in their spare time.
Your question sounds more like it's coming from someone that likes the idea of being an entrepreneur, the 1990's version of, "I want to be an inventor too!" Being an entrepreneur means lots of long days; late or sleepless nights; lots of risk as you bank your welfare, and your family's, on the success of your new business. You don't have marketing or management experience, and those are helpful skills for someone trying to start a new small business.
The majority of startups fail, whether they're a local brick-and-mortar store or a webware-2.0 shindig. The odds are stacked against you. So, what will you do if it doesn't work out? What would you do differently to ensure that your outcome is more successful?
What do you dislike about what you're doing now? Is it just not "sexy" enough? Are you bored, or unchallenged? A side project, or a new job in your career, or even working for an established startup, would all be more logical choices than launching your own business.