Posted: 1/24/2012 6:27:34 AM EDT
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It's not easy. I started my own firm in March of 2010. But it has been remarkably successful form the beginning.
Best advice I can give is to talk to others who have recently done it (including those that failed at it) and ask what their advice would be. I found that those that succeeded gave great advice on the nuts and bolts. Those that failed actually had pretty good insight into why they failed and the pitfalls they encountered. |
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It's not easy. I started my own firm in March of 2010. But it has been remarkably successful form the beginning. Best advice I can give is to talk to others who have recently done it (including those that failed at it) and ask what their advice would be. I found that those that succeeded gave great advice on the nuts and bolts. Those that failed actually had pretty good insight into why they failed and the pitfalls they encountered. what kind of business, if you don't mind saying? |
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It's not easy. I started my own firm in March of 2010. But it has been remarkably successful form the beginning. Best advice I can give is to talk to others who have recently done it (including those that failed at it) and ask what their advice would be. I found that those that succeeded gave great advice on the nuts and bolts. Those that failed actually had pretty good insight into why they failed and the pitfalls they encountered. what kind of business, if you don't mind saying? Law firm. |
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It's not easy. I started my own firm in March of 2010. But it has been remarkably successful form the beginning. Best advice I can give is to talk to others who have recently done it (including those that failed at it) and ask what their advice would be. I found that those that succeeded gave great advice on the nuts and bolts. Those that failed actually had pretty good insight into why they failed and the pitfalls they encountered. what kind of business, if you don't mind saying? Law firm. Much easier to work 80 hours for yourself compared to 80 hours for a partner. My IP lawyer is a two person firm, great rates and doesn't bill me for bullshit. I've passed his name on to dozens of people due to it. |
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I was laid off 2 years ago from a job in the IT services industry and decided I would never work for anyone else again.
I took some money from my 401k, borrowed some from my faimly and bought an old lumber yard which I converted it to Self Storage and Boat/RV parking. I am now my own boss and my net worth has increased 10 times. I say go for it!!! If you have a solid business plan and a product/service that people need or want, you will be successful. |
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It's not easy. I started my own firm in March of 2010. But it has been remarkably successful form the beginning. Best advice I can give is to talk to others who have recently done it (including those that failed at it) and ask what their advice would be. I found that those that succeeded gave great advice on the nuts and bolts. Those that failed actually had pretty good insight into why they failed and the pitfalls they encountered. what kind of business, if you don't mind saying? Law firm. I have heard so many law school grads say that they wish they'd never have gone to law school. How have you succeeded when so many others have failed? |
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It's not easy. I started my own firm in March of 2010. But it has been remarkably successful form the beginning. Best advice I can give is to talk to others who have recently done it (including those that failed at it) and ask what their advice would be. I found that those that succeeded gave great advice on the nuts and bolts. Those that failed actually had pretty good insight into why they failed and the pitfalls they encountered. what kind of business, if you don't mind saying? Law firm. I have heard so many law school grads say that they wish they'd never have gone to law school. How have you succeeded when so many others have failed? I am not a lawyer nor am I in law school, but know too many people that are. I think a lot of people think Law School = easy money - but there are more lawyers making $50k a year than are ones making over $150k. There just isn't enough demand. Starting your own firm isn't for everyone, it is like starting any other business - not everyone can do it, nor does everyone want to do it. |
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It's not easy. I started my own firm in March of 2010. But it has been remarkably successful form the beginning. Best advice I can give is to talk to others who have recently done it (including those that failed at it) and ask what their advice would be. I found that those that succeeded gave great advice on the nuts and bolts. Those that failed actually had pretty good insight into why they failed and the pitfalls they encountered. what kind of business, if you don't mind saying? Law firm. I have heard so many law school grads say that they wish they'd never have gone to law school. How have you succeeded when so many others have failed? I'll be humble and simply say I am lucky. The other part of it is that I worked my ass off and became an equity partner at a large law firm. I quit a year later after seeing that it wasn't as lucrative as I had thought. Doing much better now. |