Comments on: The Myth of Risky Startups http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Key to Startup Hiring: Build a Magnet http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-115826 The Key to Startup Hiring: Build a Magnet Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:19:29 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-115826 [...] same salaries and benefits found at larger companies. Some argue that the risk is higher (although I don’t think so). At minimum, there’s a perceived higher risk working at a startup. And in a lot of cases [...] [...] same salaries and benefits found at larger companies. Some argue that the risk is higher (although I don’t think so). At minimum, there’s a perceived higher risk working at a startup. And in a lot of cases [...]

]]> By: Lån penge http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-113391 Lån penge Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:40:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-113391 True, true! True, true!

]]> By: Lån penge http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-112703 Lån penge Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:40:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-112703 True, true! True, true!

]]> By: Annika Resor http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-107054 Annika Resor Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:21:26 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-107054 The risk is that if your startup fails, you’ve traded what probably would have been a great salary at a larger company, so essentially you gave up that guaranteed income for the more risky startup. The risk is that if your startup fails, you’ve traded what probably would have been a great salary at a larger company, so essentially you gave up that guaranteed income for the more risky startup.

]]> By: Mr. Lån http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-106852 Mr. Lån Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:46:53 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-106852 I guess startups and "working for the man" both have their charms. I am a mixed guy myself. I like taking chances, but working 100% at a startup just isn't me. I guess startups and “working for the man” both have their charms. I am a mixed guy myself. I like taking chances, but working 100% at a startup just isn’t me.

]]> By: Gro Geschenke http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-106656 Gro Geschenke Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:05:46 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-106656 Good point. Everybody is talking of taking risks as if the risktaking itself makes you a better person. Good point. Everybody is talking of taking risks as if the risktaking itself makes you a better person.

]]> By: Miss Gaver http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-106650 Miss Gaver Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:43:43 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-106650 Sure you should take risks, but hey, it´s not always the best choice beeing a hero, fighting for everything... I have taken so many risks in my business life and it has gone up and down. Now I´m tired of the emotional rollercoaster. I´m sticking with my safe, semiboring job at a big company. Sure you should take risks, but hey, it´s not always the best choice beeing a hero, fighting for everything… I have taken so many risks in my business life and it has gone up and down. Now I´m tired of the emotional rollercoaster. I´m sticking with my safe, semiboring job at a big company.

]]> By: Business Blogger http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-102519 Business Blogger Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:56:32 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-102519 Ben - I have known way to many people that "wish they had." Forget that, I'd rather take a calculated risk to achieve success than be a "wish I had." Ben – I have known way to many people that “wish they had.” Forget that, I'd rather take a calculated risk to achieve success than be a “wish I had.”

]]> By: Business Blogger http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-11791 Business Blogger Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:56:32 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-11791 Ben - I have known way to many people that "wish they had." Forget that, I'd rather take a calculated risk to achieve success than be a "wish I had." Ben – I have known way to many people that “wish they had.” Forget that, I’d rather take a calculated risk to achieve success than be a “wish I had.”

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/comment-page-1/#comment-102518 Ben Yoskovitz Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:10:53 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-myth-of-risky-startups/2007/06/01/#comment-102518 Business Blogger - Let's call it "calculated risk." Jumping out of an airplane with no parachute is not a risk I'd take to find success. *grin*<br><br>But I wholeheartedly agree with you. I would also argue a bit further and say this, "What some call a risk really isn't, they just see it that way." Business Blogger – Let's call it “calculated risk.” Jumping out of an airplane with no parachute is not a risk I'd take to find success. *grin*

But I wholeheartedly agree with you. I would also argue a bit further and say this, “What some call a risk really isn't, they just see it that way.”

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