Comments on: One year since I had a salary

By: Shree

Shree — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:16:22 +0000

Nice summary, Swaroop !

I was without a job for four months and that reduced my bank balance quickly enough that I joined my current job So, good luck for the second year and hope you get compensated (and not just monetarily) for all the hard work !

By: srid

srid — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:20:52 +0000

@srid A fleeting mind is as bad as a lazy one.

This may be of interesting read – http://harmanjit.blogspot.com/2009/04/on-fulfillment.html

By: Swaroop

Swaroop — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:02:23 +0000

@RJ I appreciate the encouragement. Thanks

By: RJ

RJ — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:22:01 +0000

Swaroop,

Much respect for having the guts to quit your day job and work on your business, especially in India where family/relatives/friends pressure about having a regular job is so much higher.

I am sure that this ability to take risks is what separates winner from a loser and I can see that few years down the line, you will be joining the winners group!

Good luck, RJ

By: Swaroop

Swaroop — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:11:04 +0000

@srid A fleeting mind is as bad as a lazy one.

@Thejesh Thanks!

By: Thejesh GN

Thejesh GN — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:50:42 +0000

Hmm..lot many things to learn from ur exp. All the very best for second year.

By: srid

srid — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:09:24 +0000

One year flew by and I don’t even know how. Definitely not a good thing. I’m simply not satisfied with the results.

Can you elaborate on this (If you are inclined)? What exactly is the dissatisfaction despite 1) having the freedom to not have a job 2) not being a lazy rut?

By: Swaroop

Swaroop — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:42:32 +0000

@Damien I agree. The problem is that it’s a quick-fix instant-noodles world, but reality is otherwise.

@Mekin Thanks sir! And you hit the nail on the head – “A lot more fun if you enjoy the pressure”

@Anil True. But then again, it is a balance, a balance between being underfunded and just-right.

@Sandeep Because irrespective of whether it is your own company or somebody else’s, you will have to do such kind of work. It is part of the job.

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:38:59 +0000

Why do you think that
“I had to do something because I had no choice.”
is not important? Because that’s what most of the freshers are apprehensive about before joining any company.

By: Anil

Anil — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:06:07 +0000

You know what’s the best part of not having a salary? You learn to live with almost no money. You make informed decisions before you buy anything.
This is a great thing for the company you are trying to build. You think of effective and optimal ways of doing anything, purchase, marketing which no VC funded company would do.