About
I’m Stefan. I’m a 27 year old guy from Germany pursuing a dream I have had since I first participated in a startup competition: building and running my own business. I got a 9 to 5 job that let’s me live quite a decent life with all the fancy things that I could not afford while I was at uni. I guess I should not complain, right? But deep inside me there is this urge that tells me that this is not the right thing for me – at least not in the long run. I need to start my own business to be happy. It is not even the money that could potentially come out of that but the freedom, the idea of “doing my own thing”. That’s what drives me.
The problem is …
… well, there is actually more than one problem. First of all, I have too many ideas. This might seem like an odd problem to some people but it really is a problem for me. I have a hard time focussing on one idea because I easily come up with new ones. The ideas I have seem great but I currently don’t feel like I would fully support any of them. Another problem is that I would like to start my own business on the side without quitting my day job. That kind of narrows the potential ideas down a bit but it also makes it harder for me to choose the right one. I am also a guy that likes security in the sense that I avoid risk. But starting a business is risky. But the good news is: I’m still motivated and confident that by being persistent I will achieve my goals and start my own business at some stage.
Why this blog?
The reason why I started this blog is because I felt that I needed to share my thoughts on what I am doing. I wanted to let people know what my ideas, fears, concerncs, achievements and setbacks are. I also wanted to find people that are in a similar position because I know that there are thousands of people like me out there. If you feel like you have similar goals or problems, just send me an email (stefan@startup-journey.com) or comment on one of my posts.