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RE: Why am I so scared to start a business?
I don't know your exact position, but perhaps there is some business you can start in your spare time. Some people take up network marketing... Gary V talks about going to garage sales to find hidden treasure and use that to build up capital. Start running a website, maybe learn Internet marketing. Or start writing more on Steemit so you can be more certain of maintaining an income while you're developing your main business. You could even journal your entrepreneurial process on Steemit, to get feedback and document your progress.
Those are just some ideas; maybe some of them will be useful for you. Good luck!
Thanks for taking the time to respond @churdtzu. I have built MVP websites in the past. The last project was a scheduling application to enable companies in hospitality and catering to schedule shift workers. I managed to get about 200 sign ups but it was a hard sell and I lost passion for it after a while and never pushed the idea past "beta". I am hoping I am not destined to remain working for someone else's dream Do I have what it takes? :(
How do you feel about passing ideas for new products/services through the #steemit community? Is there a risk someone would steal the idea? Would it outweigh the benefit in getting such a powerful community behind an idea?
Edit: who is "Gary V" if you don't mind me asking?
I'm not going to claim to be an entrepreneurial guru; I've started a few businesses, and most have failed. So feel free to disregard anything I say if you don't think it serves you. Nevertheless, here are a few ideas to try on and see if they fit:
I don't know if you have what it takes. But I do know you haven't really given it everything you've got, or you wouldn't be here asking that question.
Personally, I wouldn't be scared about people stealing ideas, because it takes a lot to go along with the idea to make it a reality.
Gary V is the man. Listen to his speeches and consider what he has to say.
https://www.youtube.com/user/GaryVaynerchuk
Awesome, thanks for the insight. I'm glad to know there are others out there who who can relate :)