[danso]

It sounds like your problem is thinking too big picture, and, knowing how grandiose your plan is, you're immediately seized with worry and fear for scenarios and problems that don't yet exist...

So, think small. If that just seems too bourgeois for you, re-read what you just posted. You've already admitted the problems in your thinking and that you see how it'll be a dead end in 10 years...so think small as if your future depended on it.

By thinking small, i mean, tackle problems that have immediate deliverables. Facebook was reportedly started as a way to better scope out attractive classmates, i.e. get laid. I doubt its founders were focused on connecting the entire world.

[rolledover]

I guess I need to keep in mind that even if I fall directly on my face and fail, even if by preventable measure, I still won't be any worse off than if I continued to work in a meaningless job that I don't enjoy even if it pays me 400k per year or more. I think my biggest problem is I have nobody. I'm not the CEO bullshitter be friends with everyone type guy, I'm probably a bit too judgmental and critical, and I'm sure it's hurt me from a networking standpoint. I wish I could work with pg for a week just to see what he does and get a better feel for that world. I really wish I could find a good mentor or accountability partner to just help get started in the right direction.

[Mz]

You can start by just reading what pg says, here on hn, on his blog, in interviews, etc. His thoughts are accessible. You do not have to know him personally to soak up some of his views, ideas, etc.