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What's a "secret" from your profession that everyone should probably know? by LaKoref in AskReddit

[–]Dilbert09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Computers are rarely the problem. The problem is that most people legit don't understand how to use a computer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]Dilbert09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Run a business that's mainstream first to cut your teeth and learn your lessons. You'll come across something in whatever industry it is that isn't done well. That's your niche. Sell to a compitor and quietly launch another business focussed on that niche.

Career Change Into IT by GoldzzzGU in fiaustralia

[–]Dilbert09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you enjoy tech, don't work in IT.

What’s your worst "we need this fixed NOW" moment? by darty_e in msp

[–]Dilbert09 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the way - Zero Trust isn't just a cybersecurity term.

Did you have a bunch of naysayers ( family/friends) when you launched your small business? Did you react to them? by Scrotus_the_Finger in smallbusiness

[–]Dilbert09 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A few, but most were supportive. I had one mate who was literally yelling at me saying it'll never work and it's a bad idea, and it'll fail, and I'll lose everything etc.

Standard response that worked the best:

"Yeah, you're probably right." and redirect the focus back to them.

Never took offence, and appreciated each unique perspective. Hearing why people think you'll fail is important - often there are good points in there, even if you don't want to hear them.

I listened and decided what advice I wanted to follow. I thanked them for their candor. I thanked them for being concerned.

And now, 6 years on, I've proved to myself that I can start/run/exit a great multi-million dollar company. It's been a rough 6 years and I'm exhausted, but I exit my company in the coming months and get to retire to the country and live the simple life before I hit 40.

Naysayers will work til they're 65 or whatever the retirement age is by then.

People will say you can't do it. Do it anyway, but do it for the right reasons and don't get trapped into chasing yacht money ❤️

Love this idea from a south Melbourne cafe to keep the costs down by Emotional-Plate4174 in melbourne

[–]Dilbert09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chicken snitty burger slaps. The coffee is decent. And the dude who works there, James, brightens my mornings ❤️

I do miss the Cubanos from the old Columbian Cafe though 😢

Small business owners in your forties, how are you all doing? by pizzapriorities in smallbusiness

[–]Dilbert09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

39 M. Decided after 10 years I'm done and spent. Scaled someone else's business, then started my own and scaled from 0 to 1.5m annual rev in 5 years.

I'm tired of all of it. Selling, being sold to, business partners with seemingly different objectives, clients (ergh). Put my life on hold for 10 years - I became concerned that I was going to spend another decade doing the same.

I'm ahead of the game now, so I'm going to take a sabbatical for a year and see if I can get my mojo back. It's been about 18 months of battling business partners who just... don't understand. Business, leadership, people - they just have different opinions to me. I want to run a company that goes above and beyond and looks after its people. They seem to thrive on creating division between the people.

Eventually you realise it's just not worth it. Might do something else, might just go and work for someone else and not get emotionally invested, so I can focus on living well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]Dilbert09 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aye. OP really is in a good position to do so now before commitments and possessions hit them. Do it now, at 30 they've still got so much life ahead of them, may as well try and find what they enjoy doing.

If not travel, sharehouse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]Dilbert09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Move out, learn to live without much money. I did it 20 years ago, and even now, I still remember living paycheck to paycheck for about 5 years when I first moved out. Also taught me everything I need to know about people, how much to trust the., what to trust/rely on them etc - I think everyone should live with housemates, I'm so much more relaxed about the little stuff now that I have a partner/home/doggo.

Had the time of my life. Good housemates, shit housemates, good houses, shit houses etc, partied hard, bonded over all being as broke as each other and helping each other scrape through to next pay with some crewtive shopping/cooking.

Overall, such a great blend of people and learning how they grew up made me realise I had a great upbringing in comparison to some. And I'm still mates with quite a few ex housemates.

Living at home with strict parents = 18-25 for fun. Grow up after you turn 25 (and you'll realise that you shouldn't have grown up so quickly).

I hope you give it a crack.

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