A few months into the start of my last company,
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2024 6:21 am
A few months into the start of my last company, Case Escape, my business partner Matt & I both quit our jobs to pursue growing our business full-time.
While it was definitely liberating to quit our jobs, and exhilarating working for ourselves at 23, we were nowhere near reaching the point where our business could sustain the lifestyles we wanted to live. Oh, to be young and naive.
Ryan Robinson and Matt Feldman Case Escape at ASD Las Vegas Trade Show
Our product was awesome, and Matt’s still doing really well with the albania phone number database on his own, but it took us much longer to find our core business model after a couple of pivots, and gain traction with the new direction. To make a long story short, we both moved from picturesque Newport Beach back to our respective hometowns (on complete opposite sides of the country) to cut down on expenses and grow the business remotely.
I started doing freelance digital marketing & consulting from various different remote jobs websites to help supplement my income, and Matt did the same with his former career.
As you can see, this move definitely slowed our progress, and as a consequence took us longer to scale the business. By no means do I regret the decision since I learned a lot from it, but you can see why I’m so adamant about gaining traction before quitting your 9-5.
Starting your business while working a full-time job will undoubtedly be difficult, but it’s doable. There are as many paths to becoming a successful entrepreneur as there are businesspeople in this world.
Take these steps into account and you’ll be well on your way to being your own boss.
Imagine that awesome feeling.
What Comes Next? How to Start a Business (on the Side) in 2024
While it was definitely liberating to quit our jobs, and exhilarating working for ourselves at 23, we were nowhere near reaching the point where our business could sustain the lifestyles we wanted to live. Oh, to be young and naive.
Ryan Robinson and Matt Feldman Case Escape at ASD Las Vegas Trade Show
Our product was awesome, and Matt’s still doing really well with the albania phone number database on his own, but it took us much longer to find our core business model after a couple of pivots, and gain traction with the new direction. To make a long story short, we both moved from picturesque Newport Beach back to our respective hometowns (on complete opposite sides of the country) to cut down on expenses and grow the business remotely.
I started doing freelance digital marketing & consulting from various different remote jobs websites to help supplement my income, and Matt did the same with his former career.
As you can see, this move definitely slowed our progress, and as a consequence took us longer to scale the business. By no means do I regret the decision since I learned a lot from it, but you can see why I’m so adamant about gaining traction before quitting your 9-5.
Starting your business while working a full-time job will undoubtedly be difficult, but it’s doable. There are as many paths to becoming a successful entrepreneur as there are businesspeople in this world.
Take these steps into account and you’ll be well on your way to being your own boss.
Imagine that awesome feeling.
What Comes Next? How to Start a Business (on the Side) in 2024