Startup vs Life: What's Your Choice?
I was asked this question recently by a mentor.
If you had to have your life cut short by 20 years, but your startup would be successful and impact millions of people, i.e. your 'why' is fulfilled (ref: Simon Sinek's Start With Why), which would you choose?
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Great question and one I wished I asked the bosses I work for, some of whom are successful entrepreneurs and investors in their own right. I guess the answer to this question is what one deems as a measure of a life well-lived. There is a quote by poet Maya Angelou that reads, βLife is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. In a similar thread, we all have different definitions of what makes our lives meaningful. I am sure we have all seen seemingly successful people and founders actually silently suffering from depression, we have also seen founders be very fulfilled with the work they are doing. Some of the warmest and genuinely joyful people I have personally met are also not rich or successful from the career perspective, but they are rich in other ways.
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Cedric Jamie Soh
26 Oct 2019
Director at Seniorcare.com.sg
Why NOT both?
Running a startup does NOT mean
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