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Originally Posted by ygolo
I have mathematical and technical abilities, not sure if my social abilities are that good nor if I my abilities are balanced. That's the problem with these type of studies. You don't really learn how to replicate the success based on the traits shared with those who are successful.
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do you have any friends who do any kind of consulting? what about finding ways to position yourself where you can at least pick up the skills you need? either by consulting yourself, or doing some volunteer work to get the skills you need, etc.
The more entrepreneurial people I know (all programmers) have done some consulting in one form or another but as you've made note of these people have more specialized skills which can limit their success.
I have been doing some volunteer work as a programmer and it has helped me sort of get inside of a small organization of people and see how things function and run (a non-profit is not unlike a small business). I have also worked for some smaller companies and have gained a better understanding of how they operate their businesses. I find with the volunteering stuff I do it helps get me be more involved and see more 'real' results because of the direct involvement.
my personal perspective if I was to launch into some sort of business venture, it would need to have a solid business plan and several different personality types who would be able to use their strengths to bring in business and have it all mesh together somehow. or, if it was a really awesome business/programming idea and someone threw down some venture capital (..hasn't happened yet).