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Why you should start a business before you have the skills to deliver

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/430766
submitted this linkon August 2, 2022
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    There is a quote that said "If you quit on the process, you are quitting on the result"

    For me it's not about acquiring the skill or starting the business first, more about that which ever path you decide to take, you don't stop at all. You can get a skill and decide to never make the business you wanted or you can start a business and then never acquire the skills necessary for it to work. This will result in horrible stalemate situation where your growth is put on halt.

    Even if it's simple thought, it is extremely powerful having this relentless pursuit that you won't let anything stop you from starting today and this mindset will likely increase your chances of success not only in your business, everything you want to do in life.

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    Devil in details:
    "When you find a problem that the market will pay handsomely to solve, go out and acquire the skills you need to solve that problem."

    I think the question is whether it is possible to consider the business phase before the start of solving the problem. I'd say while you are acquiring a skill, your niche can be occupied.

    I would still find a partner if you don't have skill or you need months to get that skill :)

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    Learn to swim after getting into the water

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      I did that once. Wasn't fun. An old lady had to pull me out of the river.

      Not my proudest moment.

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    This so resonates with me. This phrase "Over-Educated & Underpaid Wage Seekers" resonated deeply with me.

    I plan to write a blog piggy backing off this thought. For, I see a dear young family member planning to go to law school and I'm terrified for them that they will personify this statement.

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    Yup. That was the line of thinking that pushed me toward starting my company.
    Back then, I was barely over the hello world stage of programming. Now I single-handedly operate a real-time cross-platform application.
    The best part of web development is that you have to go through the entire history of it to gain any semblance of mastery.

    If you don't need a license to charge for a product or service, I'd skip the formal education and jump straight into the water.
    The journey will teach you everything it needs you to know; or it'll kill you. And the likelihood of software development, or marketing, or carpet sales killing you is too low to warrant the fear or messing up.

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    "You just need to know a) more than the client and b) enough to solve the problem."

    Exactly this. Far too many people waste far too much time learning what they think they need to know just to realize that when they start their business most of what they know doesn't matter.

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      Totally agree with you

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      I disagree completely. You're missing the fact that the more you know the better able you are able to solve problems. The best founders have a multi-disciplinary approach to business. The author of the article is just encouraging unskilled people to go into business blind.