Starting a business? 10 Things I would say to myself 5 years ago
Next week sees Shaping Cloud reaching the grand old age of 5 and I wanted to take some time to reflect on the last 5 years and give some advice to myself that I hope will also be useful for anyone thinking of starting their business or in the early phases of their adventure and I use the word adventure deliberately...
"An unusual and exciting or daring experience."
So my top 10 tips to me are:
- Accept that for at least 2 years this will take over your life
- Keep adjusting until you find your market
- Network relentlessly especially in the early days
- Recruit sooner than you think you should
- Think Big, you will surprise yourself
- Always listen to advice, don't always take it
- Don't forget to invest in yourself
- Empower, don't delegate
- Follow your instincts
- Enjoy the challenge and stay positive
You can read the expanded, director's cut version of this post at https://shapingcloud.com/blog/starting-a-business-10-things-i-would-say-to-myself-5-years-ago/
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8 å¹´This is a good find especially since I am building training modules for some of our employees who wish to start their own business. The learning from this article will help be create a well-rounded program for them. I've decided to use online resources like those found in Career Academy https://bit.ly/2f9m48l and other online training sites to streamline the topics I would like to discuss in the course. I really appreciate this article as it fits well into the curriculum I am building. Thank you for this!
Director NEWGLOVE Ltd
9 å¹´Congrats on the 5 year mark many more to come, Great advice for a great adventure from someone who has been there and done it successfully !
Group Chief Technology Officer at Haymarket Media Group
9 å¹´Great list Carlos and congratulations on reaching 5 years with Shaping Cloud
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9 å¹´Very impressive journey Carlos, from where you were when we worked together at Merrill Lynch to now!
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9 å¹´A great blog Carlos ... number 3 is a must .... so many businesses start out and don't network to 12 months in