Ask HN: I'd like to start a company, where should I begin?
3 by yosito | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I'd like to start a company but I don't know where to begin. I'm a programmer in my mid-30s with a decade of experience. I've got a communication degree, and speak three languages. Dual US/EU citizenship. Single with no financial obligations. Only a year's worth of expenses in savings. My only business experience so far is being a member of FBLA in high school, doing some freelance programming, an attempt at a drop shipping store, and designing a card game that hasn't gotten past the prototype stage. There isn't a specific business idea or opportunity that I'm ready to start right now. I'd probably want to start something in a year or two, and there's no shortage of ideas. But when I say "start a company" I mean a startup with a team that is working on something innovative together. I don't mean being a freelancer, or starting an agency. The only thing is that I don't know where to start. What kind of reading/studying should I do beforehand? How would I build a team? How would I get to a point where I could get initial funding to start something? What other questions should I be asking?