In the Beginning

So lets see. I've been interested in computers for a while now, but I never knew exactly what I wanted to do. I thought I'd find out in college but so far... I'm still confused. Or at least, until I heard Paul Graham.

At that point, I didn't really know who this guy was. I knew he must be some sort of a big deal if he was being brought to talk, and I had some free time so I thought I'd stop by. That day he talked about how hiring is obsolete. His idea was that undergrads are just as capable at starting companies as anyone else. And most importantly, attempting to create a startup isn't as crazy of an idea as it might first sound. After graduating, or even during college, we have no real responsibilities. No big mortgages, car payments, wives, kids to support. That's the time when we can take risks and go for that idea we've always had in our heads. And if it fails, it's not all that bad. There's still something you can put on your resume that can impress future employers. That speech opened my eyes.

I came out of there realizing I had imposed invisible barriers on myself. "I can't start a business yet, I don't know anything." "Where will I find the time?" "I don't have any ideas." Well, after that speech, I realized I was wrong about all that. Many businesses in the past were started by people who didn't know exactly what they were doing. To actually get a working prototype doesn't really take that much time. It's about that size of a project in one of my classes. And most importantly, I did have ideas. "Man, I just wish that was something that #{ insert idea here }!" Well then, why don't I just make it? And that's exactly what I have set out to do.