Rick Segal recently interviewed former Microsoft employees on their way to greener pastures and/or their own startups.
I look at his article from a different point of view.
Whats a better way to go? First working in a bigger corporation, gaining a ton of experience, saving up enough money over the years to fund your startup, making sure you have enough former peers in the industry to make your startup a well marketed success … or … starting up your company with nothing more than a college degree, having ultimate faith in your mental and physical abilities*, not being burdened by having been a employee for soo long that you forget what being a boss feels like?
Feels like a messy choice.
I’ve had to juggle this issue early on from the day I thought about starting my own company (now MindPillar and Adeena) vs. polishing up my resume and going to numerous interviews post-graduation.
* Put in enough all-night code-a-thons and you know it’s about the body being sound too.
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16 Oct 2005 at 6:46 am
I have a differnt taxonomy. The startups that were meant to be and the ones that weren’t. The ones that were meant to be is just another new business. It is like choosing to open your own law firm instead of joining an established one. Choosing to build your own thing does not necessarily denote passion. It is merely and indicator of you wanting to be the skipper. It is about wanting to do things your way.