Comments on: 5 Steps To An Effective Start-up http://rebelpreneur.com/2008/05/05/5-steps-to-an-effective-start-up/ Start-up, Operations, Running, Marketing/sales/online marketing and Doing Business In India and Elsewhere. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:41:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: vapourlock http://rebelpreneur.com/2008/05/05/5-steps-to-an-effective-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-274 vapourlock Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:10:04 +0000 http://rebelpreneur.com/2007/07/30/5-steps-to-an-effective-start-up/#comment-274 @mark - I am past the "leave of absense" thing now and there is no way i'd consider going back to work there again. Really, the prospect of being on one's own is so exhilarating that a job doesn't excite me at all. But that is actually a great way to get rid of a job -- the " burn the bridge" part. If you ensure that you can never go back to work again. you won't be left with any choice but be successful in your business, eh?<br /><br /><br /> Rebelpreneur <br /> HawkerBlog @mark – I am past the “leave of absense” thing now and there is no way i'd consider going back to work there again. Really, the prospect of being on one's own is so exhilarating that a job doesn't excite me at all. But that is actually a great way to get rid of a job — the ” burn the bridge” part. If you ensure that you can never go back to work again. you won't be left with any choice but be successful in your business, eh?

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]]> By: Mark Essel http://rebelpreneur.com/2008/05/05/5-steps-to-an-effective-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Mark Essel Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:34:36 +0000 http://rebelpreneur.com/2007/07/30/5-steps-to-an-effective-start-up/#comment-273 While I can't agree more that there's a great advantage in keeping your day job while developing your startup part time. At least for me there has been a heavy psychological advantage of burning the bridge behind me so that I have no choice but to move forward. By the way you can always find another job if you have compiled some good skills, heck even though I "left my job" I'm officially on a leave of absence due to my boss convincing me to really think it over for a few months. While I can't agree more that there's a great advantage in keeping your day job while developing your startup part time. At least for me there has been a heavy psychological advantage of burning the bridge behind me so that I have no choice but to move forward.

By the way you can always find another job if you have compiled some good skills, heck even though I "left my job" I'm officially on a leave of absence due to my boss convincing me to really think it over for a few months.

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