My lightbulb moment was that I was pushing 32 and life was running away and I was not working towards my goals of starting my own thing. Didn't really have a specific idea but I got started by buying someone else's validated idea and went all in.
I'm turning 27 soon and honestly I'm feeling this sneaking up on me. I'm not sure if I'm afraid I'm not improving fast enough or that I don't have the drive to be a founder. Previously, I've basically only worked at growth stage startups except for a brief stint at a FAANG.
Nice. Hope that goes well. Any tips on buying an idea that you learned? Did you buy a business with revenue or something very early?
Oh yea. This was 6+ years ago and haven't looked back. At the time, it was hardly a business but technically had like 10 paying customers.
What was your process to find such an opportunity? I actually am 33 and I'm pretty much in the same situation actually.
Honestly, it was a lucky day when I found a gem on flippa.com as it usually has garbage. But again I got lucky because I look at flippa almost daily even now :). Just a hobby.