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Articles like this depress me. I know that if I want to achieve financial independence, I am going to need to start a business, which involves activities like this. (I should also get involved in real estate). However, when I sit down to think about this, I realize how untechnical I am, get depressed, and then move on..

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I was that person for fucking years. After my Shark Tank appearance I went into a period of minor depression and didn't really try my hand at entrepreneurship until this project, which was almost 7 years later.

All I can give for advice is to build a snowball - start as small as possible, and work on it consistently. Eventually the success will come.

Thanks for that honesty. Whenever people see successful people they tend to think they were always as successful.

Yup. You can see it in the replies to Austen's results. "Your results aren't typical","did you have a following before", etc. I've been in their shoes, so I know now it was all just excuses, not tactical questions.

I just watched the Shark Tank clip on Youtube and I'm glad you came back to being an entrepreneur, despite the setbacks. Wow, the sharks were brutal, btw.

> I should also get involved in real estate

You should save that for later. Once you've made your money, you'll need a way to lose it...

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