If you have an itch to start your own business you should just jump right in and do it!
According to Noam Wasserman, a Harvard Business School Professor, staying too long in one position in a corporate structure can ruin your chances of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
“Long tenures in corporate jobs keep you from becoming the self-reliant jack-of-all-trades that a new venture requires. You get used to having HR specialists take care of HR issues for you, finance aces prepare reports for you, and IT whizzes maintain the company infrastructure. You become accustomed to delegating and to distancing yourself from “real work” — a luxury that just isn’t possible in a start-up.”
Wasserman, Harvard Business Publishing, 2008)
Most entrepreneurs also start their own business before the hit the big 40. So what are you waiting for?
If your own business isn’t your idea of a good time check out finance jobs, marketing jobs or even engineering jobs.