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Go work for a big company. The work is slower and you can take a break. Big companies also mean big opportunities. And you don’t get to see what these opportun

by jbob2000 7y ago

Go work for a big company. The work is slower and you can take a break. Big companies also mean big opportunities. And you don’t get to see what these opportunities are unless you’re on the inside. You will find some inspiration there for a great B2B company and you can leverage the connections you make there to make it happen.

itake 7y ago
All the big companies are freezing hiring. This doesn't seem like practical advice.
- legitster 7y ago
  But running your own business is a surefire way to get to the top of an applicant list.
  - mndg 7y ago
    Have you failed at a startup & business and experienced recruiting as a business owner/founder / have you had skin in the game here? Having failed 4Q19 at my startup, and tried finding work elsewhere, employers have rejected me left and right. I'm no longer positioning myself as a founder/business owner, instead choosing a more traditional function, and deleting any reference to me being a founder / having done practically every single function. Research out of U Oregon confirms my experience. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/job-prospects-former-startup-founders https://business.uoregon.edu/news/job-prospects-former-start...
  - todaysAI 7y ago
    YMMV. Some companies will not hire people that they feel are too entrepreneurial. Sitting in a cubicle and being happy is a much different mindset for someone who has run their own business before.
- jbob2000 7y ago
  Starting a business right now probably isn't a good idea either, so if that's the position you want to take, then there's no practical advice right now.
  - itake 7y ago
    Why do you think starting a business right now isn't a good idea? To me, it seems like the perfect time. In there next 6 months, there will new opportunities that never existed before. For example, there are many companies that are realizing they will get left behind if they don't let their workers, work remotely. I am sure there will be a new set of companies that specialize in making certain job roles more remote friendly.
mrpickels 7y ago
big companies are for simps, real men are independent.

itake 7y ago

All the big companies are freezing hiring. This doesn't seem like practical advice.

legitster 7y ago
But running your own business is a surefire way to get to the top of an applicant list.
- mndg 7y ago
  Have you failed at a startup & business and experienced recruiting as a business owner/founder / have you had skin in the game here? Having failed 4Q19 at my startup, and tried finding work elsewhere, employers have rejected me left and right. I'm no longer positioning myself as a founder/business owner, instead choosing a more traditional function, and deleting any reference to me being a founder / having done practically every single function. Research out of U Oregon confirms my experience. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/job-prospects-former-startup-founders https://business.uoregon.edu/news/job-prospects-former-start...
- todaysAI 7y ago
  YMMV. Some companies will not hire people that they feel are too entrepreneurial. Sitting in a cubicle and being happy is a much different mindset for someone who has run their own business before.
jbob2000 7y ago
Starting a business right now probably isn't a good idea either, so if that's the position you want to take, then there's no practical advice right now.
- itake 7y ago
  Why do you think starting a business right now isn't a good idea? To me, it seems like the perfect time. In there next 6 months, there will new opportunities that never existed before. For example, there are many companies that are realizing they will get left behind if they don't let their workers, work remotely. I am sure there will be a new set of companies that specialize in making certain job roles more remote friendly.

mrpickels 7y ago

big companies are for simps, real men are independent.