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Originally Posted by 1000feet  I think people will be a lot more understand than you expect. Tell them you're starting a website or creating a program to sell and they'll be able to think of other examples of people doing that successfully, as well as understand that it takes a lot of work. If they can't maybe you can have a few well-known examples ready to help them get the point. |
Well, I did exactly this - and everybody told me that this will never word, that I have to pay my bills, and that I should instead go find a job. Great, that's exactly what I needed to get my own business up and running!
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Originally Posted by AndrewJ Sometimes you're better off not telling people about what you are going to do or want to do. Just do it, and then suprise everyone when it's already up and running. |
That's it. When they see that you have at least some success, they will have an easier time imagining some more success with it.