Leaving an established player to join a start-up: A rocky change
Will I fit in? What do superiors and colleagues think of me? How can I make a difference? Changing jobs is always a venture into the unknown. More likely than not, you (or your staff) will wonder whether you fit in. The situation gets particularly difficult when you leave an established company to join a start-up, or vice versa. So, be prepared to encounter a few obstacles – but don’t worry.
Turning things inside out
When you leave a corporation to join a start-up, chances are you'll experience some of the things my friend Jonas went through: He found his new colleagues to be pompous, ignorant, and in general somewhat weird. Well, the latter feeling was mutual – at least that's what he heard through the grapevine. They thought him old-fashioned, backward, and somewhat slow. Everyone concerned knew right away: Jonas just didn't fit into that start-up’s culture. If it hadn't been for...