I'm not a mind reader, but I'm sure there's been some other people with this question on their mind as they launched their campaign. Let me give some background to my story:
I'm 24, I graduated in May 2012 from NC State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and 3.7 GPA. I mention my GPA because while I'm pretty smart, I had to work my butt off in college to succeed (plus my financial aid depended on it). After graduating I got a good job at a company that does reliability statistics on turbines. I worked there for 2 years, getting a promotion and a few raises along the way. I was set to have a great career as the bridge between two giant industries – energy and big data. Then, on July 11th 2014, I turned in my two weeks notice and began developing a start-up apparel company…something I had no clue about or familiarity with. I just had an idea, and an ambition to create and share it. I wanted to create comfortable, casual clothing that outdoor lovers could still wear in the city limits. I still had to learn how to start a company, make sure no one sued me, register with the proper authorities (that was a pain), create designs, use the software to do so, online marketing basics, seo basics…the list can keep going for a while (as I’m sure many people here know).
Fast forward 83 days + a couple hours and here I am writing this post. I’m 5 days into my Kickstarter campaign for my startup. I’ve reached about 45% of my 5K goal, 70% of which has come from very supportive family and friends (the other 30% seems to be generally interested backers). With less of a stellar start then I was hoping for, I’ve been left wondering if I made the right decision. But with more thought and meditation, the answer still remains “Yes”. Even if my campaign fails, the answer will still remain “Yes”.
I’m convinced that life is what you make of it, that the human spirit can’t be found in the big data that I used to work with and that life is too short not to pursue your own ideas of happiness. Keep dreaming dreamers, only you can set your limits!
oh yea - here's a link to my campaign:
http://goo.gl/ury3YzIt's called The High Life
Regards,
Ted