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Ask HN: Any seasoned entrepreneurs looking to mentor or find an apprentice?

1 pointsby jessehornealmost 6 years ago
I phrased the question wrong in an earlier thread and thought I&#x27;d give it another go. I&#x27;m a self-taught web developer&#x2F;writer&#x2F;maker. I&#x27;ve had a huge desire to run my own business since I was young. I&#x27;ve been homeless, traveled to three different states in search for work. I&#x27;ve struggled for a long time. I&#x27;m becoming more and more motivated but it seems the harder I try the less amount of direction I end up having. I&#x27;m looking for a mentor. Someone that could help me learn and grow into the person I want to be. It&#x27;s a bit vague, I know, but I think something good could come from this.<p>If you&#x27;d like to learn more about me before you reach out, check out the links below. In my last post, I offered to pay someone to mentor me but in all honesty, I am barely scraping by each week. I&#x27;m sure I could make it worth your while, in time, but I realize it would take patience and risk to spend spare time answering my questions. Anyways, I really appreciate your time for reading this, even if you can&#x27;t help!<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.usejournal.com&#x2F;my-story-as-a-homeless-developer-5874731c42ed<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@jessehorne&#x2F;three-day-saas-launch-a-true-story-9cf9e39fbb65<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;jessehorne<p>EDIT<p>I&#x27;d like to specify that I have ideas that I&#x27;m considering pursuing but I&#x27;m no longer actively pursuing a specific idea. I&#x27;ve had a few in the past that have failed. I&#x27;m 22 years old. I started programming when I was young. Somewhere between 11 and 13. I forget. I&#x27;ve worked professionally for two years and on my own, on and off, for several years. Full time for the past year! A year ago, I was homeless. I&#x27;ve worked what seems like non-stop for a year. Long hours. Lots of PHP and what not. I read about a variety of things every day. I guess I&#x27;m just trying to find a path. What I&#x27;ve been doing hasn&#x27;t been working.

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