4 reasons why you should bust your ass in a startup

When working in a startup, you’re not just a part of the company, you’re also building it. Your list of responsibilities never end and neither do your meetings. Your boss is never satisfied, even though you put in 3 Saturdays a month. Startups are all about… well, more.

Its been 6 months since I joined Credihealth, and it has been such an adventure! Our team is consistently growing and so am I in my work. There is just so much to go around. Here is a list of what it feels like working in a startup.

1. It’s risky (and then some whisky)

Its not news that startups are all about risks and experiments, especially if you’re trying to incorporate something as new as a healthcare portal functional in more than one city in the first year of establishment. All this and more being done simultaneously in a country where a concept like this is completely new.

Every day is new, every day we experiment and move forward trying out new methods, old methods, anything that’ll work for us. Needless to say, at the end of the day, whisky is a good friend to get us through this chaotic journey.

2. Think, think, think.

The more ideas you have, the more valuable you are to the company. The more you think, the more ideas you have, the more you share these with your boss, the more he is bound to value you. Of course the quality of these ideas must be ranging between very good and brilliant. This requires a lot of brainstorming- be it while taking a shower or meeting new people at a party. The company is a baby, more like your baby and it needs a lot from you. Your time and also your brain.

3. Startups = A lot of learning

Because you’re constantly coming up with new plans, using the hit-and-trial method, you end up learning a lot. It doesn’t matter if you succeed or fail, trying new things ends up teaching you more than a traditional company would.

4. Startups give you room to blossom

A traditional working environment ends up shaping you, but in the case of a startup its the other way around. Because you’re shaping everything else in the company, you also end up shaping the working environment. The company grows around your work, letting you be more you.

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