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Entrepreneurship: Which career field allows me to follow my interests in business, technology, and branding, without the greatest skill-set in tech or design?
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Rui Delgado, Entrepreneurship / Online Marketing / E-Commerce answered:

I can relate to you, and believe me, something great will come again. However, you can't force the situation. Great startups emerge because the founders couldn't stop from thinking about their idea and how much it was needed in the world.

From what you wrote, I see that you didn't like to go back to work as an accountant, and you want to do your own thing. I would suggest a middle-point from both ideas: Why don't you join an early stage startup with a good chance of succeeding?

If you join an early team, you'll have the opportunity to shape the idea and company as much as if you were one of the creators. Also, it'll allow you to put on different hats within the company, letting you discover your strengths.

Not being the founder of the company takes out the stress of fundraising or getting the funds so that you can concentrate on your work.

The outcome of this experiment could be that you end up loving the company as if it was yours and you'd be happy to stay, or that it'll get you prepared for your next startup: connected to better investors, better talent, and a better ecosystem than what you have right now.

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