In the past two months, I’ve been thinking a lot about starting my own business. Sure, many people out there in my situation can feel the same way. What is my “situation”? New MBA graduate from first tier school, career changer, only a couple of years of work experience pre-MBA, unwilling to settle for an entry level full-time job, all of which amount to unemployment in this recession.
Eventually we either become desperate and work for a role we’re overqualified for or return to our pre-MBA job function. But after investing $80k+ in ourselves, are we to let a little recession reverse all the work we’ve done? Traditionally, an MBA education is suitable for someone who is looking to hold an executive position in an organization or for someone who plans to start his/her own business. The latter to me is much more attractive than the former.
I don’t want it big. I don’t want to go through rounds and rounds of investor funding, splicing of ownership, change of management, reorg, office politics, power trips. But I do love the flexibility of working for myself. I get bored, pretty fast, so the only way I’m going to keep myself interested is to do something I love, for myself, with people I respect and trust.
I haven’t just thought about it. I’ve done the market research and a rough financial analysis. What a prudent MBA thing to do. Still, what’s keeping me from taking the plunge? Risk-aversion? Or coming up with THE idea that isn’t fleeting, and doesn’t require a ton of start-up capital. The soul-searching continues.
Whao, my blog has no theme. I haven’t been on the same subject twice. That could be problematic.
