What's Your Dream Job? Mine Is Founder & CEO of My Own Startup ๐ (Yours Can Be Anything)
Description: "I'm telling you my dream job, and I want to hear yours. Developer, astronaut, CEO, game designer, chef, anything goes."
๐ค The question: If money, fear, and "be realistic" didn't exist, what job would you wake up excited to do every single day?
I'll go first. Then it's your turn. ๐
๐ฏ My Dream Job
const me = {
dreamJob: "Founder & CEO",
company: "My own startup",
status: "Building toward it. Every. Single. Day.",
fuel: ["dedication fire ๐ฅ", "curiosity ๐", "stubbornness ๐ช"],
};
console.log(`${me.dreamJob} of ${me.company}`);
// โ "Founder & CEO of My own startup"
Yes, I want to be the person who starts with a blank editor and a wild idea, and ends up with a company that real people use, love, and work at. ๐ฑโก๏ธ๐ณ
๐ค Why Founder & CEO?
1. I want to build things that matter.
As developers we already turn ideas into reality with a keyboard. A founder takes it one step further: you pick which problem deserves to be solved.
2. The learning curve is a vertical wall, and I love it. ๐ง
In one day a founder might be:
| ๐ Time | ๐ญ Role |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | Product Manager |
| 11:00 AM | Developer (fixing a production bug) |
| 1:00 PM | Salesperson |
| 3:00 PM | Designer (yes, you picked that button color) |
| 5:00 PM | Recruiter |
| 8:00 PM | Therapist (for yourself) |
| 11:00 PM | Developer again ๐ |
Where else do you get that many careers in one job?
3. Ownership. ๐
Every decision, win, and failure is yours. It's terrifying, and it's also the most motivating thing I can imagine.
4. Creating jobs and opportunities. ๐
Building a team that believes in the same mission and grows together is the part that excites me most.
โ๏ธ The Honest Part (Because Dreams Deserve Reality Checks)
| โจ The Instagram version | ๐ฅ The real version |
|---|---|
| "Being my own boss!" | Your boss is now every customer, investor, and deadline |
| "Big vision, big impact" | Big spreadsheets, small runway |
| "Pitching on stage" | Pitching to 40 people who say "interesting, let's keep in touch" |
| "Launch day ๐" | Launch day โ 3 signups (2 are your mom) |
| "Freedom" | Freedom to work 80 hours on whatever you want |
I know all this and I still want it. Maybe that's how you know it's a dream and not just a job. ๐
๐ฒ Plot Twist: It Doesn't Have to Be My Startup
The CEO dream has a second version: becoming CEO of someone else's startup. Joining as early talent, growing with the company, earning the trust of the team, and eventually leading it.
Both paths are valid. Both are hard. Both are awesome.
๐ณ๏ธ Quick Poll (Comment Edition)
Which dream-job category is closest to yours? Reply with the number:
1๏ธโฃ ๐ Founder / CEO
2๏ธโฃ ๐ป Dream dev role (open source, big tech, indie hacker)
3๏ธโฃ ๐จ Creative (game dev, design, music, content)
4๏ธโฃ ๐ Totally outside tech (chef, pilot, astronaut, etc.)
I'll tally the results in the comments later. ๐
๐ฌ Your Turn! Drop Your Dream Job Below
Any job is welcome. Developer, CEO, CTO, game designer, teacher, footballer, astronaut, farmer, YouTuber, anything. There are no wrong answers here, only inspiring ones. โจ
Copy this template and fill it in:
๐ฏ Dream job:
๐ง Why this one:
๐ ๏ธ What I'm doing right now to get there:
๐
The scariest part:
๐ก One piece of advice I'd give someone with the same dream:
Not sure what to answer? Here are some conversation starters:
- ๐ง What did 5-year-old you want to be, and how far off is it from today?
- ๐ Have you changed your dream job over the years? What changed it?
- ๐ If you could be great at anything instantly, what would you pick?
- ๐งญ Is your dream job something you want or something you were told to want?
๐ Let's Make This Thread Awesome
I'll reply to every comment, because someone's dream deserves a response. ๐
Maybe someone here will find a co-founder, a mentor, or just the push they needed to start.
So tell me: what's your dream job, and what's one step you can take this week toward it? ๐
(And if your answer is "Founder & CEO" too, let's connect. The world needs more builders. ๐)
P.S. If this post made you smile, think, or finally admit your dream out loud, drop a โค๏ธ or ๐ฆ and share it with someone who needs to hear that dreams are worth chasing.
Here's what I've built so far under the title of Founder & CEO @(Akhouri Systems)
๐https://akhouri-anmol-kumar.github.io/Akhouri-systems/