It is not always when somebody decides to become an owner/entrepreneur.
While surely, it requires a lot of courage and guts to open one, loads of
responsibilities to decisions and tremendous amount of hard work comes in handy
for free. We all know that running or even working for a start up doesn't
usually comes the smooth way. There are so many obstacles, ups and downs you
gotta have to deal with them to compete and eventually succeed. If you are one
of the very heroes and have been dealing with a tough time, here is something I
got for you to cheer up and get your butt tighten up to work it off.
First of all, I personally respect you! You weren't involved in the mighty sucking ocean of IT, or didn't apply to big companies(Forget about small, people like you won't even settle for one!). You didn't even went on to do a teaching job as you believe teachers gain nothing more than curses! Instead, you decided to make your own path. YOUR OWN DARN PATH IN YOUR OWN DARN WAY. Isn't that something respectable? It is bound to be. Remember you are not alone, and you definitely are not in unchartered waters.
Well, I don't recall me saying I would dedicate this post just to show you what you are... So, here are some tips which voluntarily struck me without warning! As of me, I have currently worked with three start ups and own one, namely "Arbuda Astrocomps".
1) "Start-ups don't die, they commit suicide. In other words, 90 percent of start-ups fail because the founders get bored, discouraged, or something else, and they move on to other things, not because of some catastrophe. No matter how dark it is today, things will always better tomorrow."
-- Justin Kan, Justin.TV
Always stick to your work. While boring monotonous jobs can look fantastic to you, you can even get jealous of your colleagues working might be for respectable firms and earning a fat package and you are here stuck like hell. No matter what, the best thing about time is, it changes. Be it good or bad. Give all of yourself into it. If only you will let your dream overtake your brain, it will come true.
"Whenever you think about giving up, think about the reason, you stayed there this while."
2) "....the biggest thing I’d recommend is to start a company that’s on a mission, not just a company that’s building a nifty product."
- Alan Johnson, Co-founder of Treehouse
So, how long it have already been when you looked over you companies' vision and mission before? If just having monetary gains, is all what you want, I'd suggest you better give up.
3) Learning. There's no age to stop leaning. While the journey of every company from start-up to success is different, there are some steps that every business must have gone through. Talk to the successful ones. Their story may inspire you. But remember, don't just aim too high immediately. You would be a lot more contended if you or your company(Technically, as of now you and your company must have already become identities of each other!) have goals which you personally believe can achieve. For example, if you dream to be a pop star more famous than Michael Jackson you may become sad unless you have enormous amount of passion for your field which usually lacks in the case of career oriented goals. P.S. Love and passion are two different things!
Go and talk to ones who have already gone through what you are currently. If you are lucky enough, you may find some excellent idea for you start up.
Plus, you should be always updated with your field. Follow topics related to them in case, you don't want to skip any notable innovation. Mostly, the reason behind the failure is that your company wasn't up to mark. Learn to take feedback and do consider them seriously. Your consumers are ultimately whom you are supposed to impress.
4) Publicity. Here's what in which I can speak the most. Your people reach should be revolutionary. Not just decent but revolutionary. There;s no chance for your company to succeed if its existence is unknown or limited to those who are or where directly related to it.
Presentations, seminars, hoardings, public speaking to name a few methods to publicize. If you are not gaining much popularity among peeps.
5) Hire right persons for your company. Be smart in your scrutiny and don't compromise with anything less than the best available. You will have to yourself think what you have and what you will give to your employees after getting them to work for you. Employee satisfaction should also be top on your priorities list since it is not your clients, but your employees who comprises your company. Making them sign bonds won't have to be a good idea since you are a mere start up, but try to make your employees to stick with you with some or the other boundations. Or, the best just offer them services and perks which they won't want to leave!
First of all, I personally respect you! You weren't involved in the mighty sucking ocean of IT, or didn't apply to big companies(Forget about small, people like you won't even settle for one!). You didn't even went on to do a teaching job as you believe teachers gain nothing more than curses! Instead, you decided to make your own path. YOUR OWN DARN PATH IN YOUR OWN DARN WAY. Isn't that something respectable? It is bound to be. Remember you are not alone, and you definitely are not in unchartered waters.
Well, I don't recall me saying I would dedicate this post just to show you what you are... So, here are some tips which voluntarily struck me without warning! As of me, I have currently worked with three start ups and own one, namely "Arbuda Astrocomps".
1) "Start-ups don't die, they commit suicide. In other words, 90 percent of start-ups fail because the founders get bored, discouraged, or something else, and they move on to other things, not because of some catastrophe. No matter how dark it is today, things will always better tomorrow."
-- Justin Kan, Justin.TV
Always stick to your work. While boring monotonous jobs can look fantastic to you, you can even get jealous of your colleagues working might be for respectable firms and earning a fat package and you are here stuck like hell. No matter what, the best thing about time is, it changes. Be it good or bad. Give all of yourself into it. If only you will let your dream overtake your brain, it will come true.
"Whenever you think about giving up, think about the reason, you stayed there this while."
2) "....the biggest thing I’d recommend is to start a company that’s on a mission, not just a company that’s building a nifty product."
- Alan Johnson, Co-founder of Treehouse
So, how long it have already been when you looked over you companies' vision and mission before? If just having monetary gains, is all what you want, I'd suggest you better give up.
3) Learning. There's no age to stop leaning. While the journey of every company from start-up to success is different, there are some steps that every business must have gone through. Talk to the successful ones. Their story may inspire you. But remember, don't just aim too high immediately. You would be a lot more contended if you or your company(Technically, as of now you and your company must have already become identities of each other!) have goals which you personally believe can achieve. For example, if you dream to be a pop star more famous than Michael Jackson you may become sad unless you have enormous amount of passion for your field which usually lacks in the case of career oriented goals. P.S. Love and passion are two different things!
Go and talk to ones who have already gone through what you are currently. If you are lucky enough, you may find some excellent idea for you start up.
Plus, you should be always updated with your field. Follow topics related to them in case, you don't want to skip any notable innovation. Mostly, the reason behind the failure is that your company wasn't up to mark. Learn to take feedback and do consider them seriously. Your consumers are ultimately whom you are supposed to impress.
4) Publicity. Here's what in which I can speak the most. Your people reach should be revolutionary. Not just decent but revolutionary. There;s no chance for your company to succeed if its existence is unknown or limited to those who are or where directly related to it.
Presentations, seminars, hoardings, public speaking to name a few methods to publicize. If you are not gaining much popularity among peeps.
5) Hire right persons for your company. Be smart in your scrutiny and don't compromise with anything less than the best available. You will have to yourself think what you have and what you will give to your employees after getting them to work for you. Employee satisfaction should also be top on your priorities list since it is not your clients, but your employees who comprises your company. Making them sign bonds won't have to be a good idea since you are a mere start up, but try to make your employees to stick with you with some or the other boundations. Or, the best just offer them services and perks which they won't want to leave!
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