Comments on: Entrepreneur Life vs Corporate Life (Part 2)

By: Square Up: An Entrepreneur’s Dream Tool – IT Arsenal

Square Up: An Entrepreneur’s Dream Tool – IT Arsenal — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:32:20 +0000

[...] what we’ll have to do, go getter attitude. One key characteristic an entrepreneur must have, (as written by Jun Loayza) is the ability to execute, and I agree. The ability to take an idea and build it to the point of [...]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:27:00 +0000

Hey jun,

Great post, you hit on some very true points. My favorite part of doing what I’m doing is being able to see every aspect of how a business works, from the high level stuff down to the grunt work you described. It’s all important.

I also think you touched on a really interesting point about being happy with your actual work rather than environment, team, people etc. As an entrepreneur you can deal with not liking all of your work, because you’re bound to like some of it. But in a corporate job, its extremely important to determine what work you do like and figure out how you can do it, even if its for an hour a day.

-Ryan

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:26:44 +0000

Great points! In entrepreneurial life we have to make things happen. Our to-do list is jam packed at all times because we set ourselves up that way. Talking to one ad company leads to calls from another. One great client leads to new proposals and deals.

These don’t come free and easy, but they come as challenging and rewarding. I love the change of pace as well. From blogging to site management to overseeing employees and interns to paying bills, I can say that there is never really a dull moment.

Good luck with your company and keep us updated!

By: Jon Ma

Jon Ma — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:04:59 +0000

Nice post! I came across a website about being a start up junkie (called “Start-Up Junkies” of course). Great show about a great idea, and what appears to be a strong management team. Might be interesting for those curious about the day-to-day activities of a firm in its venture capital raising stage. The show can be found on http://www.hulu.com.

By: gmat

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By: JunLoayza

JunLoayza — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:28:57 +0000

Yea, if you really look into a field, you’ll realize that there are many things to learn and explore.

“Seeing the big picture” is a very important skill to have. I kind of feel that it has to come naturally to someone - you can’t force someone to focus on the big picture. So, I think there are three kinds of people:

1. People who see the big picture
2. People who see the details
3. People who just day dream all day… hahaha

The best people have a 3 traits

By: torbjorn rive

torbjorn rive — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:18:55 +0000

Not that I’m ready to fully leave my employer yet (something I’ve stated many-a-time) but upon researching consulting in my given area I came across (of course!) things that I had been neglecting. Like industry safety standards, associations, symposiums, more safety standards and more and more - all of which if I didn’t look into asap my co. would all go to shit because of competition standards.

Definitely not like the computer/Internet industry where software, hardware, knowledge and skills come first. I would get ‘told on’ by my competitors on regulations for this and that.

Anyway, all possible to overcome – but it’s amazing the things you run into as one plans and explores. Things that I can’t neglect.

**Also, I like your “seeing the big picture” point: definitely one of my strong points. I’ll probably need to hire people to stress over the details….