Comments for Genotrope's JobHacks http://jobhacks.wordpress.com A guide to navigating the career path and job change process. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Is Working at a Start Up better for my career than a Large Company? by TS http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-47 TS Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:20:02 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-47 Prashant, I can only answer the question from the perspective of the US market. A startup will provide you with more experience than a larger company. The smaller the company the more accountability and responsibility you will have. The bottom line determining your value in the market, is what have you accomplished. In a software or web context, this means what have you built and shipped. If you and a small team bring a credible product to market, that is a much greater accomplishment than someone who works in a group of 50 to build a small piece of a product. Since you are still working and building your startup after your day job is finished, I see no downside. Either your project is successful and you can quit your day job to devote to the startup full time or you made a good try that failed, yet you still have your day job. Either way you are going to have much more experience than those only working at big company X. therefore you will have more career options available to you in the future. I hope this answered your question. If not, let me know whay else you want to know. Good luck to you and keep up the great effort. Prashant, I can only answer the question from the perspective of the US market. A startup will provide you with more experience than a larger company. The smaller the company the more accountability and responsibility you will have. The bottom line determining your value in the market, is what have you accomplished. In a software or web context, this means what have you built and shipped. If you and a small team bring a credible product to market, that is a much greater accomplishment than someone who works in a group of 50 to build a small piece of a product.
Since you are still working and building your startup after your day job is finished, I see no downside. Either your project is successful and you can quit your day job to devote to the startup full time or you made a good try that failed, yet you still have your day job. Either way you are going to have much more experience than those only working at big company X. therefore you will have more career options available to you in the future. I hope this answered your question. If not, let me know whay else you want to know.
Good luck to you and keep up the great effort.

]]> Comment on Is Working at a Start Up better for my career than a Large Company? by Prashant http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-46 Prashant Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:52:20 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-46 Hi there, I am a Start Up guy at this moment. And also doing a day's job(my partner does the same way) to run our start up in bootstrapping mode. I require a suggestion from you : I know the reasons why am i into entrepreneurship,know all the best possibilities as well but just one thought disturbs me a bit. If unfortunately things don't turn my way then what ? I mean,whatever i am doing parallely with my job will be credible to "XYZ" employer or not ? By the way,i am 21 right now,an engineer by profession. I majorly handle the creative department,UI designing,concept branding,marketing and HR sections of my startup.My partner handles the rest. Hi there,
I am a Start Up guy at this moment.
And also doing a day’s job(my partner does the same way) to run our start up in bootstrapping mode.

I require a suggestion from you :

I know the reasons why am i into entrepreneurship,know all the best possibilities as well but just one thought disturbs me a bit.
If unfortunately things don’t turn my way then what ?
I mean,whatever i am doing parallely with my job will be credible to “XYZ” employer or not ?

By the way,i am 21 right now,an engineer by profession.
I majorly handle the creative department,UI designing,concept branding,marketing and HR sections of my startup.My partner handles the rest.

]]> Comment on 5 Reasons to not work at a Startup by TS http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/5-reasons-to-not-work-at-a-startup/#comment-37 TS Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:33:49 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-37 Hi Jacob, That actually is my point. Working with people better than oneself is the best way to improve and rise up to the level of the best in the industry. I think the format of the post, giving bad reasons to not work at a startup may be causing confusion, but the message is, "go work at a startup" if you want to improve your value in the market. ts Hi Jacob,

That actually is my point. Working with people better than oneself is the best way to improve and rise up to the level of the best in the industry.

I think the format of the post, giving bad reasons to not work at a startup may be causing confusion, but the message is, “go work at a startup” if you want to improve your value in the market.

ts

]]> Comment on 5 Reasons to not work at a Startup by Jacob Share http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/5-reasons-to-not-work-at-a-startup/#comment-36 Jacob Share Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:38:20 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-36 I like this list. #2 is true in many cases but it can be short-sighted. Speaking from personal experience, if you believe in the startup and do impress the "big fish" there, it can pay different kinds of dividends later. I like this list.

#2 is true in many cases but it can be short-sighted. Speaking from personal experience, if you believe in the startup and do impress the “big fish” there, it can pay different kinds of dividends later.

]]> Comment on Is Working at a Start Up better for my career than a Large Company? by TS http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-35 TS Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:42:35 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-35 Caveat: this advice is skewed to those interested in working at early stage, start up companies. Working for the leaders in their field is valuable. Especially as a junior contributor, it will be very hard to get into a great startup. In that case those companies are great stepping stones. It breaks down like this, how a company is perceived in the marketplace will open doors for you if it has high prestige. Coming from a Google versus a non VC funded startup is better as it will get you in the door for an interview. That said, usually a start up will give you 5x more experience and accomplishments than a large company (Google may be the exception). So what drives your value in the market is what you have done and the skills you have acquired. Startups usually win that battle. Caveat: this advice is skewed to those interested in working at early stage, start up companies.

Working for the leaders in their field is valuable. Especially as a junior contributor, it will be very hard to get into a great startup. In that case those companies are great stepping stones.

It breaks down like this, how a company is perceived in the marketplace will open doors for you if it has high prestige. Coming from a Google versus a non VC funded startup is better as it will get you in the door for an interview. That said, usually a start up will give you 5x more experience and accomplishments than a large company (Google may be the exception). So what drives your value in the market is what you have done and the skills you have acquired. Startups usually win that battle.

]]> Comment on Is Working at a Start Up better for my career than a Large Company? by AK http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-34 AK Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:18:20 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/is-working-at-a-start-up-better-for-my-career-than-a-large-company/#comment-34 What about "the" big company. Say Google or Microsoft versus a start-up? What about “the” big company. Say Google or Microsoft versus a start-up?

]]> Comment on Offer Negotiation: the Chips are Down by Handling Multiple Offers « Genotrope’s JobHacks http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/offer-negotiation-the-sht-hits-the-fan/#comment-25 Handling Multiple Offers « Genotrope’s JobHacks Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:32:20 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/offer-negotiation-the-sht-hits-the-fan/#comment-25 [...] you can have ten managers think well of you rather than just the one that hired you. As we mentioned, the hiring process is just as stressful and emotional for the hiring managers as it is for you. If [...] [...] you can have ten managers think well of you rather than just the one that hired you. As we mentioned, the hiring process is just as stressful and emotional for the hiring managers as it is for you. If [...]

]]> Comment on Dont look for a job, look for a company by windboy http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/dont-look-for-a-job-look-for-a-company/#comment-24 windboy Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:12:57 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/dont-look-for-a-job-look-for-a-company/#comment-24 Looking for new/emerging startup in wireless or mobile application space. Have been in the embedded routing space too long and need another startup venture. Looking for new/emerging startup in wireless or mobile application space. Have been in the embedded routing space too long and need another startup venture.

]]> Comment on Career Equity by Resume writing « Genotrope’s JobHacks http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/career-equity/#comment-12 Resume writing « Genotrope’s JobHacks Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:26:52 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/career-equity/#comment-12 [...] a manager will have a stack of resumes and quickly pass over them all. What stands out for managers is where you work or have worked, quantifiable accomplishments such as what products [...] [...] a manager will have a stack of resumes and quickly pass over them all. What stands out for managers is where you work or have worked, quantifiable accomplishments such as what products [...]

]]> Comment on “I hate my job” Career Site Advertising by Bob http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/this-job-sucks-career-site-advertising/#comment-7 Bob Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:28:27 +0000 http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/this-job-sucks-career-site-advertising/#comment-7 It would be nice if the PR teams putting together these ads for the big job boards would start coming up with something more creative than "your job sucks". I think I'd pay extra for a way to filter out people who clicked through on those sorts of job board ads. It would be nice if the PR teams putting together these ads for the big job boards would start coming up with something more creative than “your job sucks”. I think I’d pay extra for a way to filter out people who clicked through on those sorts of job board ads.

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