Can a College Entrepreneur make it in the Real World?

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by DillonHess • 14 years ago

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Right: first of all, congratulations on having the mental capacity required to get this far with your coding. You have undoubtedly come far from your days using Hello World.

The first thing I have to say is this, I do not mean this as an insult, but unless you are an extremely talented programmer, who can create amazingly functional sites, you will struggle unless you improve your typography and design overall.

Your personal website is the first thing anyone will see when they search for you, make it a good one. Take your time, ask people to tell you what they think (honestly, don't sugar coat it.)

Secondly, yes, a college entrepreneur can "make it in the Real World" - this requires plenty of hard work, dedication and not taking no as an answer.

Improve your abilities, get a product out there, even if it is the minimal viable product.

Now. Read the paragraph 2 paragraphs above this one. Get to work, you haven't yet begun and there is a long way to go.

DillonHess• 14 years ago

Thanks a lot for the thoughtful response!

Being a life-long football player and technical type thinker, I have never been known as the "artsy" type. However, as you correctly pointed out, design (and typography) is a skill that I must work hard to improve on, in order to make my websites/web apps as visually appealing and inviting as possible.

shane-armstrong2• 14 years ago

But remember this, no matter how "artsy" and beautiful your website is, make sure you are firstly, pitching to the right targets, secondly, make sure it works and thirdly, make sure that it is actually performing some kind of useful task for them, be that connecting them to their friends, showing them how to cook an omelette or showing them pictures of kittens dressed as Hitler.

Can a College Entrepreneur make it in the Real World?

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