So, you hit the jackpot. You probably had certain motivations to get a CS degree. You also had certain motivations to launch 3 startups. You now need to do some soul searching, and ask, what, apart from money and prestige got you started with CS and each of your startups. These motivations or goals will become your mission. Some possibilities:
1. Provide more personal service in an industry where that is not a priority;
2. Provide a service or product that simply did not exist, but give enjoyment to others;
3. Curb some excess in society, with a minimal amount of harm, that all acknowledge to be needed;
4. Delight a child;
5. Expand frontiers;
6. Invent a new formula that expands society at its roots (for example a new fertilizer that works 2X better than existing).
These are just examples. So you need to figure this out for yourself.
Next step, partner with an engineer or finance person who is a skeptic, but a realist. This would be someone who can help you abandon an idea that simply can't deliver on what seemed like high possibilities. You will need that person to help you not shrink your fortune into a small (or no) fortune.. I'm thinking such a person can be an angel investor, such as you might see on Shark Tank (a popular U.S. TV show about investing).
When you start with your next project, ask yourself this question: "Will my kids (when I have them) be proud of what I build for them?", and imagine how you will answer that question in 1 year and in 5 years.
Finally, don't be afraid to lose money. It may be that this fear is making you lose trust in people (in general) and cause you to play it safe. Also imagine, that if you did, fight the good fight, and do your best on your goals, that you did lose most of your money -- ask yourself, "Will I have a good story to tell my grandkids -- something they can learn something from?"
1. Provide more personal service in an industry where that is not a priority;
2. Provide a service or product that simply did not exist, but give enjoyment to others;
3. Curb some excess in society, with a minimal amount of harm, that all acknowledge to be needed;
4. Delight a child;
5. Expand frontiers;
6. Invent a new formula that expands society at its roots (for example a new fertilizer that works 2X better than existing).
These are just examples. So you need to figure this out for yourself. Next step, partner with an engineer or finance person who is a skeptic, but a realist. This would be someone who can help you abandon an idea that simply can't deliver on what seemed like high possibilities. You will need that person to help you not shrink your fortune into a small (or no) fortune.. I'm thinking such a person can be an angel investor, such as you might see on Shark Tank (a popular U.S. TV show about investing).
When you start with your next project, ask yourself this question: "Will my kids (when I have them) be proud of what I build for them?", and imagine how you will answer that question in 1 year and in 5 years.
Finally, don't be afraid to lose money. It may be that this fear is making you lose trust in people (in general) and cause you to play it safe. Also imagine, that if you did, fight the good fight, and do your best on your goals, that you did lose most of your money -- ask yourself, "Will I have a good story to tell my grandkids -- something they can learn something from?"