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Hey man, keep your head up. I understand how difficult it can be running a business especially in a foreign country. A good way to keep your cashflow positive is to get contracts and outsource them. You can email me if you need a hand as I am also a software engineer, I could be of help.

There’s no shame in being an English teacher. I’ll be honest, you’re probably providing more valuing teaching English than half the software engineers at most startups.

Is it possible to make life work there as an English teacher in Japan if you find a way to shut the business down reasonably gracefully?