Never self-employ urself(aka don't work alone) - alote of mess and nobody is coming to buy your great stuff :) Work on a big compeny or start your own. But NEVER EVER work alone. "Galen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??? ??????:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi PHP list, > > I seem to have a knack for really powerful, creative PHP code. With a > little effort, I have yet to find any real limitations I cannot > overcome with PHP/MySQL/PostgreSQL. Not that there aren't any, just > that almost (emphasis on "almost") anything web related, I can do. I'm > pretty confident I could develop things as complex as Amazon.com and > eBay and perhaps even improve on them. At least that's what I like to > think :) > > I'm not the kind of person who likes to spend years on a project. I put > lots of energy, creativity, and effort in, get an amazing result, then > move onto something else. That's my tendency, although I can restrain > myself a bit, especially if there is significant profit for me. > Creative programming is my thing. I'm pretty good at graphic design > (i.e. web page layouts) too... > > I keep developing PHP-related ideas I want to pursue. Some of them are > fully implemented, others partially, and many not at all. Already I've > developed a powerful fuzzy search system that most programmers find > very impressive. Others projects go all up and down the spectrum of > possibilities. > > I'm writing this to ask the collective "advice" of the php mailing > list. As it stands, I'm a college student and working part-time on PHP > development in Vancouver, Washington, USA. I've had excellent raises, > now making over 60% more since September, but I'm probably not going to > go much further in this small company. I'm thinking about other options > - maybe self employment or going in with a business partner - or > perhaps some more clear career paths. > > Does anyone have suggestions for me? I'm especially interested in > anyone self-employed or working with a business partner - something I'm > seriously considering - or in some kind of start up company. What are > your thoughts and feelings? Do you like it? > > Feel free to reply off-list if you think this topic is off-topic and/or > you don't want to blast your information to the whole world. > > Thanks, > Galen
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