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Sometimes the grass IS greener at a startup!

January 15, 2008

http://www.inkycircus.com/jargon/images/grass_by_conformity.jpgCharlie asks, ‘Why aren’t you working for a startup?” You might work for a BIG company if you have ever:

  • focused on getting that bonus to pay off your mounting credit card debt, instead of buying that shiny new Porsche you have had your eye on?
  • told people where you work and had them ask if you know so and so in some department you have never heard of instead of saying, “Wow, that is a really cool idea!”?
  • attended a company event where you had to wear ‘Hello my name is” nametags?
  • chastised your friend for bringing up work?

You might work for a startup if you have ever:

  • heard your CEO say, “Hey guys, don’t worry about it, if we run low on cash, I’ll take a pay cut and cash out my 401k”?
  • heard an idea from someone that gave you an idea and headed back to the office to work on it right then.
  • received an email from a user or customer explaining how much they love your product?
  • like your job.
  • Think about buying that island someday…

Why aren’t you working for a startup? We are looking for smart people to join the Architel/ Big in Japan/ WhiteBox/ ServiceGuy/ SimpleTicket Team. Have a passion for IT? social software? finance? referral networks? productivity software? You might be a fit for our organization! Send me an IM sometime: AIM:alexmuse2 to chat about it. [post reworked a little, but sourced from Charlie's post this morning]

Written by Alexander Muse · Filed Under Blog, Startups 

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