I had a conversation with a friend lately that met up with an old college buddy. He learned that this friend of his had basically started and sold two tech startups and is now functionally retired.
And it made me fairly envious.
I always envied those guys that build new things and are out there with endless possibilities. They grind away at something just for the chance that it pays off and they get a huge payout.
And for him, it worked.
Obviously we tend to romanticize these types of things and clearly it does not work out for everyone.
But I’ve established a company that will keep me employed and making money with plenty of time leftover to work on other projects, if I should choose them.
So I have the time, the income, and the job to work on something else without making any money on it for quite some time.
I also have ideas all the time. I’m constantly looking for ways in which technology has failed us so far, or could help us in seemingly obvious ways that haven’t been done yet.
So why not start tracking those ideas?
I think if I have an idea that’s decent, I should write it down and start putting some thought into it. If it’s a good enough idea, I should absolutely start doing some research into what it would take to bring it to life and whether or not it really has a future and/or market.
My main plan is certainly not to try to hit it big with something like this, but I’d certainly love to have it as a possibility. And since I’m ideally suited to actually act on one of these ideas, why wouldn’t I do it?