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By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:10:47 +0000

@Sam In general, those points would definitely fit most businesses! I'm glad you could relate and can look at the list as sort of a guide

By: sameve

sameve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:00:19 +0000

I wouldn't say my company is technically a start-up anymore, but I can definitely relate to a lot of the points you make. Regardless of where we work or what we do, I think that these ten things will guide us to be the best we can be. Great post, Grace!

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:10:47 +0000

@Sam In general, those points would definitely fit most businesses! I'm glad you could relate and can look at the list as sort of a guide

By: sameve

sameve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:19 +0000

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:52:01 +0000

@Elisa There definitely is a definitive final goal when working at a startup. Usually, with most jobs there are but sometimes you get caught in the 'drone' activity that can be relatively mundane. It just depends. There is a certain air of excitement in our office, all the time. Even if it's scared excitement, it's still fun! Thanks for sharing.

By: Elisa Doucette

Elisa Doucette — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:29:44 +0000

I worked for the first 5 years of my industry career at a start-up and I loved every moment of it. I'd happily work 60-70 hours, spin from project to project, spend time strategizing and planning with the owner and my colleagues, grab a beer after work with my sales partner, I just loved it. The best part of start-up life is that it totally sucks but you are so invested in the company and it's future that you don't even notice the parts that suck. They are just things to do to get to the final goal.

Gosh, whenever I read stuff like this a small little piece of me regrets giving up the start-up life to take a job in corporate America. I so wasn't built to play the corporate game!