Approaching that lip
There are definitely lessons to be learned in adversity. What got you there, how you dealt with it, ways to avoid or mitigate the issues next…
Another thing about start-ups … they’re not for everyone … even on the inside.
On the inside, start-ups and start-up projects tend to be defined by their closeness to chaos. Things don’t, hopefully, completely and irrevocably descend into an crevasse, but sometimes they’re on the edge.
And approaching that lip, that’s where you find the world separating into two kinds of people: those that simply can’t live within the event-horizon of chaos, and those who strap in.
Until they’re there, no one can be totally sure of which way they’ll go – but there are indicators.
One one side: a history of big company, process driven, well documented, clear hand-offs and demarcation lines.
On the other: a history of making stuff up as you go along and a willingness to dive under the desk to sort things out.
In the middle: suck it and see.
Skippy strategy: It’s not for everyone.
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