An idea whose time has come: Entrepreneurialism has become cool

Re:An idea whose time has come: Entrepreneurialism has becom... by potatolicious on Friday March 13, 2009 @05:57PM (#515370)

I'm 22 years old and you hit the nail on the head about why I want to go into business for myself eventually. When I was growing up I was constantly told that starting your own business was too risky, that a stable job with a big company is the most secure way to go.

And then for the last 10 years I've seen my father move from job to job, fear for his employment constantly, and right now is batting down the hatches because his PHB-dominated company is going through another round of restructuring because they can't build a product if their lives depended on it. Yay.

I look at this and wonder how secure a "real job" really is, and given how little security there is in a job these days, is there a good reason to take one?

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Re:An idea whose time has come: Entrepreneurialism has becom... by davidw on Friday March 13, 2009 @06:05PM (#515378)

I sort of wonder if things won't swing back towards 'stable jobs' a bit. I don't think a lot of people want to run around taking all the risk on themselves... it's pretty stressful and can be quite distracting. I could see a company doing well by really being a good place to work that takes care of its own.

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Re:An idea whose time has come: Entrepreneurialism has becom... by menloparkbum on Friday March 13, 2009 @06:10PM (#515381)

given how little security there is in a job these days, is there a good reason to take one?

Yeah, you get an automatic paycheck. Entrepreneurs can go months or years without making any money at all.

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