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Should You Quit Your Job When You Start a New Business?

By Utpal Dholakia — 2016

What research says about working in your startup part-time versus full-time.

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Investors and Entrepreneurs Need to Address the Mental Health Crisis in Startups

The most brilliant and creative amongst us are sometimes the most troubled, and nowhere is that clearer than in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Jake Chapman
2018
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When Fear Is a Competitive Advantage — 4 Steps to Make It Work for You

Entrepreneurs are psychologically unique. In a world where up to 90% of startups fail, the most enduring visionaries will push through, energized by the idea of experiencing freedom and success alongside the 10% who beat the odds. They’re resilient. They’re adaptable.

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Why France Is Taking a Lesson in Culture From Silicon Valley

In France, “Entrepreneurs used to be seen as people with nothing left to lose. Now it’s become acceptable, even desirable, to be a start-up.”

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Liz Alderman, Benoît Morenne, Elian Peltier
2017
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Creative Power: How Cultural Entrepreneurship Could Shape the Post-Covid World

Today, we recognize cultural entrepreneurship to be both the economic power of creative industries and the unique strength that creative individuals bring to traditional entrepreneurship as leaders, managers and innovators.

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Brendan Ciecko
2021
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How to Survive Being Laid Off

Being laid off can be a financial nightmare, but what isn’t talked about enough is the psychic toll it takes, and the decisions we make around work in the aftermath.

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Anupa Mistry
2019
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How to Survive the Dreaded Freelance Lull

It’s the fear of every freelancer. The work dries up, no-one calls, no-one emails . . . It feels like game-over. But in truth, a dry spell is an inevitability for the self-employed—whether that’s the annual slow-down, or an unusually quiet few months.

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Kate Hollowood
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Self-Discipline for Self-Employed People (Especially Creatives)

It recently dawned on me that I struggle with self-discipline. After years of robotically doing tasks imposed by others without having much choice about what to do and the order to do it, the ability to organise my own life exactly how I wanted it has at times proved to be daunting.

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Debbie Stokoe
2017
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Recently Self-Employed? Six Tips from Experts on How to Protect Your Wellbeing

The self-employed are a diverse group that includes everyone from independent consultants, hairdressers and dog walkers, to executive producers and part-time delivery drivers.

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Andreana Drencheva, Kristin Hildenbrand, Mike Duffy Jr.
2020
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Self-Employment Can Be Good for Your Health

Despite long working hours and high work pressure, entrepreneurs and the self-employed frequently boast high job satisfaction because of the autonomy and the interesting work that often come with being one’s own boss.

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Milena Nikolova
2019
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Public Displays of Resignation: Saying ‘I Quit’ Loud and Proud

If quitters think they can punch back at their old bosses without fear of alienating potential future employers, they might be right. The supply-demand curve of the labor market is working in their favor, and employers are growing less choosy.

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Emma Goldberg
2021
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