Where to go young specialist: corporations against startups

Benefits corporations

1. Financial stability

What does work in such business giants as, for example, the Google, "Yandex" and "Gazprom" (except, of course, inflated self-esteem)? That's right: a decent salary, bonuses and social package. But the main thing you do for your old age. Surprisingly, many young people are indifferent or even skeptical of this notion, as the pension system. One may exaggerate that by the time you reach retirement age, the policy completely plundered the country, and live in the state of pennies impossible. But obligations of the state towards its citizens have been and always will be, which means that people earned by seniority, old age is guaranteed a small but steady income.

Meanwhile, most of the startups are not legally draw up its business until the stages of growth and expansion of the company. This is understandable: it is difficult to bear the tax burden, not having a decent income. But before this can take months or even years. As a result, working 80 hours a week (but would not work for 40 hours at Uncle!), A young entrepreneur remains de jure unemployed. And who can guarantee that the business will take off and to 50-60 years will be able to save up for a carefree old age?

2. Invaluable experience

A well-known businessman Genin Harold (Harold Geneen) once said: "In the business world, there are two types of income: cash and experience. Primarily gains experience, and cash will come later. " Large companies with thousands of employees and dozens of business partners - a bottomless source of experience. Would you like to work under the direction of, for example, Fred Smith (Fred Smith) or Bezosa Jeffrey (Jeff Bezos), and learn from their example? Working in the state, you will get acquainted with the backstage of a business will be able to explore the harsh laws of the market.

Bol, the really serious organizations are realizing that the main business resource - people, and pay for its employees a variety of training programs and seminars. Thus, you will have a free opportunity to regularly upgrade their skills and grow as a professional.

3. communication

From experience develops another important component of success - communication. "Do you - it's your phone book" - says business guru Tom Peters (Tom Peters), believing that without a permanent building and maintaining relationships is impossible to turn his name into a brand. Nobody knows startups is very difficult to acquire useful connections. Employees of large companies in this respect is much simpler: business lunches, conference, Negotiations and other business meetings help to get acquainted and to establish contact with the right people.

4. absence of risks

Risk - a noble cause. The risk of many, but it turns out at the units. Videoservice Clipclock.com, travel guide Travolver.com, kraudfandingovy service Smartmarket.net - these are just a few examples of the major failures of start-ups recently. Start a business - then take all the risks every day and be at risk to remain without money and property.

Large corporations - is your reliable rear, they can give confidence not only in tomorrow, but in the day after tomorrow. Crises and cuts? Of course, it happens sometimes. But they have had experience at a big company, it is easy to find a new job.

5. A springboard for the future

All of the above - the foundation for your own experience. Having accumulated initial capital, gain experience and build connections, startup does not seem like a big gamble. By the way, some corporate officers manage to combine the usual work and personal business (as long as the latter does not get stronger and do not require the full commitment).

pros startup

1. Financial independence

Aptly American industrialist, one of the first in the history of billionaires Paul Getty (Jean Paul Getty), work in a large company - that still go by train: you move around on the car, or just sit, the train still riding with a certain speed. You work or just pretend you still get the salary stipulated in the employment contract. And if there is no difference, why bother? White-collar workers quickly swallow the hook and do not notice how laziness and indifference enslave their will. They are so accustomed to getting money for the daily presence in the office, that the refusal of the corporate trough and change of activity for them - it's a disaster.

Where to get money - the main problem of the beginning businessman, while he gets what he really earned. If he makes a cool product, its revenues will grow. Another good news is that startups will never achieve the financial ceiling, but the ordinary employee is unlikely to receive the same salary as president of the company.

2. creative search

Startup - a continuous generation new ideas, Development and forward movement. Otherwise, the business venture expects failure.

Employees of large companies, by contrast, are afraid or do not want to go beyond the prescribed in the contract duty: suddenly their initiative goes against the corporate ethics? As a result of several years of routine work the person ceases to be surprised, interested in new, loses his own opinion and can neither take a step without permission of the authorities.

3. Personal responsibility

Employees of large firms have a fun game - find the extreme and shove it obligations. Chained do no matter and continually pass the buck to each other. Moreover, if extreme, for example, conclude a lucrative contract, it is not his success, and team achievement.

Working in a startup, and furthermore directing them to play in these games will not work. Answer will have to literally everything. This way, you will always know that the success - the fruit of your labor.

4. Honesty

People afraid of losing the long occupied place, quickly learn to dodge, cringe and dissemble. Dr. House is right: everybody lies, but lies especially managers. Lie to customers, partners, bosses, family and themselves. Hanging every day to deceive customers (say, the goods are about to deliver, even though it has not yet purchased), it is easy to convince yourself that the position of senior manager in 40 years - a great achievement that scary not to implement any of his talent (but like singing karaoke on Fridays!), and fat, hanging on the sides gives solidity.

For those who have a business, there are no excuses. Taking responsibility, lie does not work. Do everything himself and for all the answer himself.

5. Liberty

Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, basing his company had nothing but impudence and youth (and of genius, of course). When starting your business, if not in his youth, while no family, mortgage and other "anchor"?

Sells a large company, you can then life mourn his unrealized ideas. Better to try and regret about the failure, what that might be. And you never know, maybe it is your start-up shoot and become the new Flickr or YouTube?