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I really recommend against doing a non Tech/CS business at this stage in your career. It is very hard to jump back into tech if yo have no experience and then leave tech for a while. Unfortunately, it's a really big negative signal that's hard to overcome.

Have you ever worked for a coffee company? Have you ever worked a full time job at all? Have you worked at a startup? If the answer is mostly no, I think some real world experience is going to be invaluable to eventually starting a coffee company.

I'd suggest a couple possible paths:

1. Apply to jobs, hopefully get a lucrative tech job. Maybe you like it and coffee becomes a hobby. Maybe you hate it, but you know you can save up even more for an eventual business. Remember, money now is worth more than money later . If you can stash away 100k beyond your current savings by working a boring tech job for a few years, that can drastically change the trajectory of your life. Makes buying a house easier, retire easier, more capital for a business, etc.

2. Apply to jobs, you don't get a lucrative tech job, but you get an easier job (maybe government, maybe a boring company). So then either start a business on the side to flex those entrepreneurial muscles (resell coffee, roast coffee and sell online or etsy or something). Alternatively, work at a coffee shop or roaster part time to gain some experience.

parent VirusNewbie 2 years ago

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