People change fields all the time. I personally love diving into an area where I have no expertise. My father goofed off until he was 35 (at which time he was driving a cab in Des Moines) and went on to build/sell companies. I was working minimum wage in a bookstore at 25 and feel like I went on to do okay. I know-- the plural of anecdote is not "data", but still-- I've met lots of people with similar stories.
Success comes from giving a fuck + talent/wisdom (mostly the former). It might take folks a long time to find their muse (whether it's money, fame, or building something they love).
Quote from Jessica Livingston:
"I wish now that I’d started a startup in my twenties instead of wasting those years in a series of boring corporate jobs. But the idea never occurred to me."
I wonder if you think Jessica built a "formidable skill set for achievement" in her boring corporate jobs that prepared her to be an author or a partner in a seed-stage software fund/incubator? My experience with great founders is that they spend more time doing stuff that they've NEVER done before than doing stuff that they've practiced for years.
Success comes from giving a fuck + talent/wisdom (mostly the former). It might take folks a long time to find their muse (whether it's money, fame, or building something they love).
Quote from Jessica Livingston:
"I wish now that I’d started a startup in my twenties instead of wasting those years in a series of boring corporate jobs. But the idea never occurred to me."
I wonder if you think Jessica built a "formidable skill set for achievement" in her boring corporate jobs that prepared her to be an author or a partner in a seed-stage software fund/incubator? My experience with great founders is that they spend more time doing stuff that they've NEVER done before than doing stuff that they've practiced for years.