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Posted by LayneMitch via WebmasterKB.com on 01/08/08 13:35
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>Good luck. You'll need to walk before you can run. No one (in their
>right mind, anyway) is going to hire a company with no proven experience.
>
>> So that's what I'm asking. Like in addition to those languages used for
>> web/database development, what languages would I need to learn to develop a
>> database like the one my employer has?
>
>Any of these will work. But you'll need experience. I've been
>consulting since 1990. But before that I had 13 years of experience with
>IBM to show. Even then, the first few jobs were hard. With no
>experience, you're not going to get much for jobs. And certainly not
>something like you're talking, which is critical to their business.
>
>I'm not trying to scare you off. I just don't want you to have
>unrealistic hopes.
Thanks for your expertise and opinions.
I realize that I have to crawl before I walk. I have a vision for my future
and my motivation and vision is what is going to carry me to my goals.
Honestly, not to overlook your credentials and years of expertise, but it was
your choice to spend 13 years with IBM before you began consulting. Your
companies success has to do with your team, vision, connections, and ability
to sell your services. The first and the latter would be the most important...
team and sales. I've known web/database developers that started off
consulting with smaller to mid range companies and evolved to working with
larger companies within 5-7 years. And I personally don't like the mindset
that you have to spend 10-13 years of your life working for someone before
you can branch out and establish your own company. That mindset is what they
teach you in college and it sucks.
It is definitely possible for me to do the same immediately after building a
foundation in Computer Science. It's all about how quickly you apply it to
your goals.
But anyhow, thanks for the throwing the languages at me, I will definitely
look into those.
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