India is moving towards becoming a country of entrepreneurs. A number of individuals are starting or thinking of starting their own company each day. A number of questions are being asked about what entrepreneurship is all about and what the life of an entrepreneur is really like ? Here is a small glimpse into what the life of an entrepreneur will be like ! Happy Reading !
The Life of An Entrepreneur !
1. You will think about your venture 24/7. Yes you will think about it even when you sleep. Being an entrepreneur is a 24/7 -365 days job ! There will be no holiday ! even on vacations you will be trying to find solutions to your company’s problems !
2. It is the most rewarding job in the world. Being an entrepreneur, creating value and making a difference in the life of people is the most rewarding and satisfying feeling in the world.
3. Determination was for yesterday, each day as an entrepreneur you will have to be beyond determined to make your venture work.
4. You will be working long hours. You will be doing everything from recruitment to sales to product development to business development to marketing to finance to accounting and more !
5. You will be working on something that you really like and really care about. If you are seeking job satisfaction, entrepreneurship is for you.
6. Your work hours and workplace will be flexible. No more the need to sit in one confined cubicle for the whole day.
7. Recruitment and building a good team is an ongoing job of an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are actually glorified recruiters.
8. You will go through days of extreme insecurities when you do not know if your idea is going to work or is going to be worth anything in the market.
9. Your product/ service is going to take sometime to pick up traction. Learn to live with the fact.
10. It is a lonely journey. Only you will understand the struggle you are going through. Get a co-founder. The journey will be a little less stressful with a co-founder.
11. you might not make money immediately. In the long run, you will make much more than what you would have made with your regular job income.
12. You are going to wake up each day to be extremely excited to work on your venture !
13. Journey of being an entrepreneur is the best experience you will every get in your life.