For ppl who are contemplating between starting or joining a company or being a VC:
Join co if: you want emotional and/or financial stability.
Start co if: you want to birth a massive impact & control your destiny.
Be a VC: if you want to be more intellectual than hands on.
Join co if: you want emotional and/or financial stability.
Start co if: you want to birth a massive impact & control your destiny.
Be a VC: if you want to be more intellectual than hands on.
Don’t join a co if you want to start a co. You'll learn more about starting by...starting a co.
Don’t start a co if you wanna be a VC. You'll learn more more about VC by...being a VC.
Don’t be a VC if you want to start a co. You'll learn more about starting by...starting a co.
Don’t start a co if you wanna be a VC. You'll learn more more about VC by...being a VC.
Don’t be a VC if you want to start a co. You'll learn more about starting by...starting a co.
How can you tell if you're ready to start a company?
- Reflect on whether you're emotional/financially ready.
- Explore ideas:
- Co-founder date:
- Confirm that it's fun & meaningful for you (vs. what you "should" be doing.)
- Reflect on whether you're emotional/financially ready.
- Explore ideas:
- Co-founder date:
- Confirm that it's fun & meaningful for you (vs. what you "should" be doing.)
How can you tell if you want to be a VC?
- Angel invest (you can still do this while on the side of building).
- Spend time w/ VCs & get a sense for their work & see if you'd rather join an established firm or try to start one.
- See if you want to be meeting founders all day.
- Angel invest (you can still do this while on the side of building).
- Spend time w/ VCs & get a sense for their work & see if you'd rather join an established firm or try to start one.
- See if you want to be meeting founders all day.
How can you tell if you want to join a company?
- You're not particularly eager to start a company or be a VC.
- You're inspired by being part of a bigger team and growing with it.
- You're inspired by the mission of a specific company.
- You're not particularly eager to start a company or be a VC.
- You're inspired by being part of a bigger team and growing with it.
- You're inspired by the mission of a specific company.
Curious to hear more frameworks that could help people who are contemplating between starting a company, joining a company, or being a VC, as some @beondeck fellows are in this position.
