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By: Kevin Ho

Kevin Ho — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:27:26 +0000

Man that is a tough choice! Isn’t it the nature of the entrepreneur to be a risk-taker. I see that you love to jump into the unknown, so I say do what you love! If all else fails, follow your first instinct, its usually the best.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:51:23 +0000

SMM might be a job you love, but it’s still a job. Viralogy is your baby.

My advice would be to stick with Viralogy and see it through. If (when) it takes off like you expect it to, it will provide all of the same opportunities as SMM, just down the line a bit more. I wouldn’t trade that for a bit of extra cash right now. Working for a guy you look up to is a great opportunity but so is working alongside your team at Viralogy.

It’s a tough one and I will be interested in your decision!

By: Wesley Verhoeve

Wesley Verhoeve — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:51:56 +0000

Tough but surprisingly similar to a situation I faced three years ago. I had started my own record label and was asked to run a start up record label for others. Through the last 2 years I have been fortunate enough to be able to transition my own label to management company instead (with label capabilities) and develop separate identities for both companies. Recently I was able to transition my role at the label I do not own away from the day-to-day management to be able to focus on my true strengths (strategizing and networking/connecting) giving me more freedom and possibilities to do well for both companies. Both are still very small and working towards profitability, and it sure has been a roller coaster ride of non-sleep, but it’s going in the right direction Trust from the owners was paramount of course, and I think it’s really paying off for both of them and myself. They ‘got’ that my outside activities, if handled well, would only contribute to my personal growth and position in the industry, which then shines on them as well. I’ve been able to spin a lot of exciting things happening to my own company, into positive things for theirs, and we partner up on quite a few thing as well.

I definitely would recommend an open and honest conversation with the CEO that explores the idea of partnering and other ways in which you could make it a synergy situation. Good luck!

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Travel, Lifestyle Design and Personal Development Links | JetSetCitizen.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:39:49 +0000

[...] Get a Job or Continue with a Start up Business? Jun Loayza of Viralogy.com contemplates diverting attention from his start up, to get a great job and start earning some money again. [...]

By: scott

scott — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:29:51 +0000

Great article, Jun.

Will you work at home or out of an office at socialmediamarketing.com?

If smm.com has an office, a budget for employees, etc. I’d say go with that, make smm.com your primary brand, but also have a section of your site that displays portfolio companies/projects like morten lund does at lundxy.com — honestly, it’s not natural to work at home and I think an office will give you good balance.

It’s important to hedge your risk with something stable and something risky simultaneously, so hopefully you can find a creative solution.

Best of luck man!!

- Scott

By: Goddess Leonie

Goddess Leonie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:53:27 +0000

That’s a huge decision to make dude…
What would you most regret out of either decision? Would there be more regret out of one?

By: Bradley Will

Bradley Will — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:50:46 +0000

I have been facing a similar situation. The question I like to ask myself is “Is what I am doing at this moment moving me closer to where I want to be.” If socialmediamarketing.com fits into your vision as developing you as a leader, or whatever you aspire to be…Roll with it. Find a way and come to an agreement to show how building Viralogy will contribute value to this new company. For example, your current reader base can be very similar.

You are creating something great with Viralogy and I would find a way to make it work. Is the passion there to build this new company?

By: Elisa

Elisa — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:24:05 +0000

Not sure when you wrote this response, but it sounds to me that your heart already knows the answer to your question.

By: Tip

Tip — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:55:28 +0000

Wow Jun -

Couple days late reading this, but just from your posts I’m pretty sure you’ll be fine either way.

When I left corporate to bootstrap (and move back home) a piece of advice a mentor gave me was “don’t think about what you’ll miss out on if you leave; think of what you’ll miss out on if you don’t.”

Not to say this isn’t an important decision - I’m sure it will have quite an impact on your life. But I think most here would agree that through your resourcefulness and resilience you will emerge all the better and ultimately even more successful on whichever path you choose, and I think that’s what’s important.

Best of luck on it - look forward to hearing what you choose.