Hello fellow entrepreneurs. I'm having a dilemma right now whether I should go for a full-time job that was offered to me or try and start a business. It will be very appreciated if you guys read the whole post before giving me your opinion, thanks.
Let me elaborate, a few days ago I went to a job interview in a small-medium-sized company (~20-30 employees) for a helpdesk job (which basically means support man). I've talked to the CEO and showed him my past experience in creating websites on WordPress, and he wants me to get the job, but to be honest it feels a bit contrary to my principles; working 9-5 instead of hustling and creating a business. He also told me that it's a very dynamic workspace and I won't stay in the helpdesk role if I'll want to advance in the future.
Anyways at first, I thought about going to the job in order to /learn/ new stuff that will help me grow my own business later on in life, but in the conversation with the CEO I found out he wanted me for the long term, he seems like a very straightforward guy without any masks or bullshit which is something I liked. But anyways the pay is not bad but it's also not great, (~2.5KUSD/month - which is around 25% above the minimum in Israel.) - and obviously, I won't be able to develop my own existing business while working for him.
I told him that I want to think about it because at first, I did not think about staying that long in his company, and I don't want to lie to him about me being there for the long term just to get the job, so that's why I'm here, trying to get your guys' opinion on the subject.
So my dilemma is this; should I stay there a year to potentially learn some good shit about everything that is web-development-related and save some money to start my business 1 year later with some good knowledge earned, or should I try and develop my web development business right here right now, with the potential it'll fail, but also with a good chance that I will finally start making actual money from it?
Thanks
Let me elaborate, a few days ago I went to a job interview in a small-medium-sized company (~20-30 employees) for a helpdesk job (which basically means support man). I've talked to the CEO and showed him my past experience in creating websites on WordPress, and he wants me to get the job, but to be honest it feels a bit contrary to my principles; working 9-5 instead of hustling and creating a business. He also told me that it's a very dynamic workspace and I won't stay in the helpdesk role if I'll want to advance in the future.
Anyways at first, I thought about going to the job in order to /learn/ new stuff that will help me grow my own business later on in life, but in the conversation with the CEO I found out he wanted me for the long term, he seems like a very straightforward guy without any masks or bullshit which is something I liked. But anyways the pay is not bad but it's also not great, (~2.5KUSD/month - which is around 25% above the minimum in Israel.) - and obviously, I won't be able to develop my own existing business while working for him.
I told him that I want to think about it because at first, I did not think about staying that long in his company, and I don't want to lie to him about me being there for the long term just to get the job, so that's why I'm here, trying to get your guys' opinion on the subject.
So my dilemma is this; should I stay there a year to potentially learn some good shit about everything that is web-development-related and save some money to start my business 1 year later with some good knowledge earned, or should I try and develop my web development business right here right now, with the potential it'll fail, but also with a good chance that I will finally start making actual money from it?
Thanks
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