Title: Hi guys,<p>I’m 24, got a masters in business and I am totally clueless on what to do with my life. I would like to ask you for some advice because I have been reading HN every day  for the past 6 months and saw some brilliant advice given on these boards.<p>I am from Europe and when I was 18 I chose to enter a business university because I liked to organize trips for my friends, had excellent grades at school and teachers and parents told me it’s the safest bet because a good income and future are guaranteed with this kind of degree.<p>6 years later, I have my degree, I have a job in a Spanish business consultancy but I feel pretty much useless; I spend my days preparing elaborate 300 slides power point presentations full of citations of market reports and always followed by some bs excel projections about future revenues and promises of a brighter tomorrow. The bosses love my work, the clients happily pay astronomical fees to listen to our "expert" advice, and I wonder how is it even possible to make so much money selling what we are selling, air.<p>During my business studies, startups were never mentioned, I grew up believing a good idea is what matters, and that either you have it, or you do not, and that lady luck was the one who distributes ideas to whoever she chooses.  After stumbling upon HN and the plethora of other blogs and articles linked here I started to see how narrow my vision was and how much more there was to creating a business than writing your 100 page business plan.<p>So my question is, how can I get out of this vicious circle of unfulfilling work 9-20  (officially its 9-5 by I never get out of the office before 20) and do something that I care about?<p>I have been trained to be a good office boy so I can most likely get employed for the majority of big companies and start climbing the corporate ladder starting with €30k . It just that, working the 40 years of my life doing stuff that I do not care about just to earn a lot of cash does not particularly motivate me.<p>On the other hand there are startups, 100% dedication to your product, the whole team believing in what you are doing. Sounds like fun, but I realize that I am useless in an environment like that. With no tech expertise and 2 years business experience I do not see myself critically contributing to any serious startup.<p>I have tried finding a solution myself, I read countless posts on the quarter life crisis, vault and wetfeet industry reports, talked with my career manager, my friends, my parents - nothing really helped me. I do not know what kind of job I could do with my current skills that could make me wake up in the morning and feel motivated to go there.<p>Perhaps some of you have gone through the same path, perhaps you can see something I do not, but any word of advice would be appreciated!<p>Cheers from a sunny Spain!
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