So many people have the mindset of getting some experience before starting a business. When I first told my friends about my idea for Sociatic (which is still evolving ), they said I had to have some writing experience and get published before I started my own blog; ridiculous right?

I told them I had all the experience necessary to start my Sociatic. I mean, I have been writing essays and comprehension all my life at school so what other experience do I need? 

I know most of you also have gotten that kind of “get some experience first” comments from your friends. We are going to straighten things out today, me and you.

What job experience did Mark Zuckerberg use to start Facebook? He was still at Harvard when he started Facebook right? Yes he was!

What job experience did Larry Page and Sergey Brin use to start Backrub (now GOOGLE)? Larry had already started working on Back Rub when he met Sergey. They met at Stanford University and decided to partner up to work on Back Rub.

What job experience did Matt Mullenweg use to start WordPress? He was still in school when he started working on WordPress. He later went to work for Cnet where he was allowed to work more on WordPress. Now, it is the most popular publishing software in the world.

So what did all these people have in common before starting out their ventures? They all had knowledge, a plan and a strong passion to succeed. Yes, I can hear some people say, “they also had funding”.

Well, that is true but it is not true for all entrepreneurs. There are certain entrepreneurs who have bootstrapped their way to success. The most important thing is not the funding. Some people get funded but still their businesses go into bankruptcy in no time.

What you need to have is a very strong knowledge of what you want to do and also have a plan and a passion to succeed.

This doesn’t mean you should be ready to do everything by yourself. Kevin Rose hired a programmer to work on a core area of Digg and he paid the programmer $200. Imagine that! Most of us know Digg’s success after its development.

Many entrepreneurs started business without any experience in their chosen business field. They just had strong business strategies that proved to be effective. 

Sometimes, you will need help. You will need to integrate this part of business into your idea’s plan. You should be ready to seek help when you need it. Sometimes, you can ask your friends who have knowledge in what you are doing to help you.

If you don’t have anybody to help you, you need to be ready to use some money to outsource that part of the project to another professional. Sites like Elance and Odesk have great freelancers who can help you with your project.

I have worked as an import and export outsource agent for about a year and I didn’t have to import or export anything. I just read lots of books and asked other outsourcing agents what worked for them.

I have also given marketing and technical advice to some entrepreneurs and they always thanked me for working with them because my advice worked for them.

All I am saying is that, nobody should stop you from what you want to do. If I listened to people, I would not have been able to start this blog to share my experiences with you.

If you have a business idea, learn more about it, start it and don’t forget to continue learning. Educate yourself anyway you can; whether it involves certification or not. Education is the key to success whether it is academic or self-study.

You deserve success so just go for it. Like Nike says, “Just do it!”.