Comments on: 5 ways to start a company (without quitting your day job) http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/03/23/5-ways-to-start-a-company-without-quitting-your-day-job/ Distracting the Mind with Information Overload Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:25:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/03/23/5-ways-to-start-a-company-without-quitting-your-day-job/comment-page-1/#comment-63656 Owen Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:52:33 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2008/03/23/5-ways-to-start-a-company-without-quitting-your-day-job/#comment-63656 @Nathan: Well, you'd be surprised at the number of companies out there who are happy to encourage the entrepreneurial streaks in their employees. Some well known companies like Google, 3M etc make quite a big deal out of it. It's nice to see companies take this stance. The reality is, if they don't nurture their employees and allow them to climb up Maslow's hierarchy of needs, they'll just go off and do their own thing, and it's better to have someone determined to succeed on their end, better have them on your side, then working against you. @Nathan: Well, you’d be surprised at the number of companies out there who are happy to encourage the entrepreneurial streaks in their employees. Some well known companies like Google, 3M etc make quite a big deal out of it.

It’s nice to see companies take this stance. The reality is, if they don’t nurture their employees and allow them to climb up Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, they’ll just go off and do their own thing, and it’s better to have someone determined to succeed on their end, better have them on your side, then working against you.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/03/23/5-ways-to-start-a-company-without-quitting-your-day-job/comment-page-1/#comment-63527 Nathan Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:03:35 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2008/03/23/5-ways-to-start-a-company-without-quitting-your-day-job/#comment-63527 Mmmm ... if only it was that simple! In the real world people see "outside work" as a conflict of interest at worst, or a distraction from work at best. And rightly so. But what it actually is is a means to develop skills and experience outside of the budget of the employer and add them to the pool at the office when you return on Monday morning. Starting a business off the back of it in partnership with your employer is not likely for many many people. Mmmm … if only it was that simple! In the real world people see “outside work” as a conflict of interest at worst, or a distraction from work at best. And rightly so. But what it actually is is a means to develop skills and experience outside of the budget of the employer and add them to the pool at the office when you return on Monday morning. Starting a business off the back of it in partnership with your employer is not likely for many many people.

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