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tl;dr 1. “I am thinking about starting up for last 3 years” 2. “I have got this great idea, but I cannot share with you” types 3. “I don’t like my job, so I wan
by dshankar 16y ago
tl;dr
1. “I am thinking about starting up for last 3 years”
2. “I have got this great idea, but I cannot share with you” types
3. “I don’t like my job, so I want to become an entrepreneur” types
4. “I want to make money” types
5. “If I had the money, I would start my business” types
Nailed it.
I agree, but #3 is not always true. Sometimes, people solve a problem in their workplace by leaving a starting a company. I guess Bhatia and Hotmail make a good example.
- zdw 16y agoDissatisfaction with the way things are is a good motivator for starting a business. This can be external (Blockbuster's crazy fees = Netflix) or internal (dead end job = working nights/evenings on something compelling). I think the author would argue that the problem with #3 is people who aren't passionate about becoming an entrepreneur, and could just end the sentence with ", so I want a better job where I make all the rules".