Noah Kagan Presents From Employee to Entrepreneur: Proven Strategies
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Oct 6, 2023 Explore the benefits of leveraging your day job for future business success, learn about risk management when launching your business, and discover the right timing to leave your day job and commit to entrepreneurship. Hear personal experiences and advice on quitting, getting fired, and transitioning to full-time entrepreneurship.
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Side Hustles While Working Big Tech
- Noah Kagan worked at Intel, Facebook, and Mint while running side hustles at nights and weekends to plant seeds for entrepreneurship.
- At Intel he lived at home and used free time to start projects like CommunityNext and 27.org, meeting future collaborators.
Day Jobs As Strategic Assets
- Day jobs provide networks, learning, and low-stress time to experiment rather than being pure constraints.
- Noah found smart colleagues and idea bounce that wouldn't exist if he had immediately gone solo.
Getting Fired Sparked His Hustle
- Noah was fired from Facebook, which motivated him to prove himself and led him to Mint and later to build Facebook games that grew revenue.
- At Mint he held 1% equity and calculated opportunity cost before quitting when side income reached his target.