Startup Life
Now, the startup life is something special. Working in a small company meant I wasn’t just another face in the crowd. I literally work with everyone in the company – including the CEO and CTO, which made me familiar with most aspects (except for the financial and legal parts) of our company and product. We’d have chats about the company, the product, and sometimes even life in general. In a big corporation, you might never even see the boss, let alone talk to them.
Knowing everything about the company and the product made me feel a real connection to my work. Every single thing I did mattered. And being able to turn around and ask the CEO how they started, just like that, was something you don’t find everywhere.
My Startup Journey
I worked for 2 startups, as a full-time employee for them.
During the process, I taught myself to be creative, innovative and entrepreneurial while delivering what is expected from me: high-quality software.
Some of my significant contributions are:
- helping a Home Design Guild startup Seed funding
- helping an Healthcare Startup won a startup award
I engage in my daily endeavors with passion and share the ambition of the team making an impact on people’s lives. This makes me a self-initiator.
"People who are passionate can be trained in everything. But we don’t know how to train in attitude."
I strongly believe in the above quote, and I personally experienced it while working at startups. I work hard, be part of the team, and am willing to take challenges as the founders do.
Fully understanding the startup life, I am ready to jump in and make things right, and very accustomed to wearing many hats whenever needed.
Things that I take seriously while working at startups are:
- sticking to and living by the company value
- getting to know the team culture and being a happy part of it
- open communication and welcoming constructive criticism
The strongest personal trait of mine is self-discipline. It breeds many of my positive work ethics.
Everyday is my struggle to build world-class self-discipline. You can try 30 days of discipline too.
I want to see myself join you in your startup journey and make difference.
Until then, take care.
Email me at andywang.ux@gmail.com