Starting Your Own Business?

What does it take to start and maintain a successful business? After more than ten years spent running my web design studio, there are many lessons learned. However, many of those lessons were learned before ever starting out on my own. For example, how to get along with coworkers, solve difficulties that occasionally arise with clients, earn a good reputation, and overcome challenges. Those lessons, and more were learned as an employee long before starting my own business. The best thing a budding entrepreneur can do is to learn from those who are already doing what he wants to do--by working for them.

I appreciated an interview in Forbes magazine of Matt Mullenweg, creator of Wordpress, and the practical experience that his experience as an employee provided before striking out on his own. He encourages would-be entrepreneurs not to start out too soon, and learn as much as possible as an employee. You may enjoy reading about the practical lessons he learned that made him a better entrepreneur.