The Worlds Left to Conquer
6 hours ago
- #consulting
- #entrepreneurship
- #software-industry
- Author started a consultancy after quitting their job, fueled by arrogance and frustration with corporate incompetence.
- Business has been surprisingly successful, generating significant revenue and exceeding previous corporate salary with minimal effort.
- The low bar in the software industry makes it easy to compete; many firms fail at basic tasks like responding to emails.
- Success feels unsatisfying, leading to boredom and a sense of opting out of societal norms.
- Plans to expand into technical recruiting to exploit market inefficiencies and redirect profits to causes they care about.
- Reflects on the grotesque aspects of capitalism despite personal success, and aims to commit 'economic violence' against incompetent actors.