Even More On The ‘C’ Word: The Difference Between Start-Ups and Big Business (or, Partly Why I Joined a Week Old Company Upon Graduation)

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Andy Monfried on Value Creation in a Start-up:

“Desire to create and share new ideas in a open environment that breeds and welcomes thoughts and ideas. This is what a startup company is all about. Sharing, laughing and coming up with new thoughts, ways of solving problems, and communication.”

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“Many companies and their leaders stray from what made them great originally – (which is understandable as they grow and scale) but what is 110 % unacceptable, is to allow – EGO, AND POLITICS — to crush creativity, and innovation completely…”

If you’ve ever been part of a small company then you know that compromise – driven by things like ego and politics – is not only unacceptable, it’s unsustainable… the company simply won’t exist with it present.

  • Luke

    I do not agree. Both worlds are amazing. The big companies brings administration and stability, the small ones are creative, but you cannot plan a long future with them, usually. They come and they disappear.

  • http://www.bizhrguide.com Luke

    I do not agree. Both worlds are amazing. The big companies brings administration and stability, the small ones are creative, but you cannot plan a long future with them, usually. They come and they disappear.