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@kcpaint2 I do agree IT is a better starting point. But in the sense that if my other dreams didn’t work out my back up option would pay off more. Where do you want to go from commerce? Quoting from another comment: You can do this through adjacent / lateral shifts. Whatever two unrelated...

@resjudicata Think where are the best product minds hanging out. Probably somewhere like Product Hunt. Can you reach out to the top products of last month there and offer to find bugs for them in exchange of some product related mentoring? Use your existing skills as leverage. QA to product...

@kimmyrose So back then, my dad was still earning in his last 2 years before retirement, so the timing was perfect for me to take my paycut and jump directly where I wanted to go. If things came crashing, i had a safety net for a few months at last. If you’re the sole breadwinner, the only...

@jtphins54 Figma is one. Sketch is another. This is not my area of expertise so can’t comment on the best one to start with. Although my designer friends say other tools are quite easy to learn if you are familiar with any one. Learning fundamental design principles (hierarchy, ux psychology...

@shillrtr It’s a great field. One of the few “truly remote” jobs out there. Pay is good, though Indian companies tend to lowball The most lucrative areas in this field: series A / B startups where the product delivers but it looks like shit join a design agency. This will be more grind...

@hoangnganvy1993 I think you’ve got it sorted. Sounds like a great plan. Good that your family is encouraging too! All the best my friend!

@br4nd0n Plan B was to start a web design agency. It combined both my skills pretty well. And i took up some consulting gigs with startups and senior leaders building personal brands, helped create simple websites for 25-40k each. Plan C was do a walk of shame and join my old tech company. I...

@jeorgehome20 Varies from person to person i think. But here’s my experience I was actually good at my tech job but i was feeling so lifeless. I ran like a simulation in my head to compare a tech career vs a creative one. Scenario 1: I could keep doing a stable tech job for 10 years, earning...

@marsbars Lead a small marketing team. My core skill is writing. So I take care of content, ads, and collaborate with other teams on growth related projects, overall just handling chaos with a smile on my face

I started by working at a tech services company for 2 years, was getting paid 7.2LPA. hated coding. Decided to quit. Switched lanes into something creative: aka advertising. Had to take a major paycut to join a small ad agency. Started at a stipend of 20k per month. Did good work...