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I have recently joined a startup company named MarketShare @ Bangalore office. It has become a common trend these days to leave a well secured job in an established company and join a startup. Well, I did not leave my previous job just because of this trend. There are several reasons why I had joined a startup. This article is to list down these reasons.
Why I wanted to join a startup:
1. I always wanted to start my own company
One of the main reasons why I always wanted to join a startup was because I always wanted to start my own company, some day or the other. I have a belief that if I work for a startup, I can gain more knowledge and experience than if I am working in a big established firm.
2. I cannot leave my fixed paying job due to my current commitments
I cannot leave my fixed paying job because I have a lot of commitments to carry forward and if I just quit and start, all my current commitments would get affected. Currently I am not in a position where I have good savings in my bank account to run the show without any impacts.
3. Faster Career Growth
I always believe that the personal career growth should always be dependent on the individual performance and contribution. Working in a startup gives you this advantage, as the overall performance and contribution directly impacts the company's performance. And as the company grows, so do the individual. This effect is somehow diluted or nullified in bigger companies. Moreover you get immediately recognized within a startup for your contributions and thereby it increases your value in the company.
Some other advantages of joining a startup:
Why I wanted to join a startup:
1. I always wanted to start my own company
One of the main reasons why I always wanted to join a startup was because I always wanted to start my own company, some day or the other. I have a belief that if I work for a startup, I can gain more knowledge and experience than if I am working in a big established firm.
2. I cannot leave my fixed paying job due to my current commitments
I cannot leave my fixed paying job because I have a lot of commitments to carry forward and if I just quit and start, all my current commitments would get affected. Currently I am not in a position where I have good savings in my bank account to run the show without any impacts.
3. Faster Career Growth
I always believe that the personal career growth should always be dependent on the individual performance and contribution. Working in a startup gives you this advantage, as the overall performance and contribution directly impacts the company's performance. And as the company grows, so do the individual. This effect is somehow diluted or nullified in bigger companies. Moreover you get immediately recognized within a startup for your contributions and thereby it increases your value in the company.
Some other advantages of joining a startup:
- Flexible Work Timings
- Flexible Process
- Work from Home
- Sense of achievement when company grows because of your contributions
- Explore, Learn and Adapt - Latest trends in technologies
- Option to drive the company as your own but at the risk of others.
- Option to make mistakes and learn, without getting directly impacted.
