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Living the Dual Life: Running a Startup While Working Full-Time
6 practical life-lessons to successfully manage your startup as a side-hustle
“What’s your plan this weekend? You want to go out for a drink?” my friend asked.
“I wish! My plans for the weekend are crazy mate,” I replied with a smile.
I didn’t tell my friend all the details but on Friday I had to deal with a major project deadline at the office and then sprint to catch a 9-hour flight to India that evening.
Then on Saturday, pitch my startup idea at a major competition with an audience of over 200 people and handle press requests.
Finally, on Sunday, after taking advantage of every opportunity as I possibly could to push my startup, I took the early morning flight back to London (another 9 hours) so that I can be back just in time to be at work on Monday.
Running a startup is no easy task. Club it with a full-time job and you have the perfect recipe for a nerve-wracking yet exciting lifestyle. When we had the idea for a startup, it was exciting but I was not ready to fully quit my stable job and take the plunge into the unknown. I wasn’t ready for the financial instability and a bucket of uncertainties that came with the startup. After all, it was still an…
