After finishing University, Rick set out to supercharge his career, working for a renowned consulting firm. He took a break from his role as a consultant in order to lead his side business through a critical development phase - and never returned. Never? Well - never say never but for now, he seems to have found his passion outside the corporate treadmill.
The Top 9 key takeaways from his story:
- Why don´t you just go ahead and create a company if you have an idea instead of just talking and thinking about it?
- Every year should give you experiences and memories that take you forward and develop you as a person or professional.
- Our society and technology in specific is moving and changing at such a rapid pace that big corporations find it extremely difficult to keep up. That´s a perfect opportunity for start-ups and young spirits.
- You don´t have to come up with the next version of Facebook in order to become an entrepreneur. One avenue is to find yourself an old established area such as cleaning or moving and improve it.
- You will not have a team behind you from day 1. Be prepared to do the boring and super boring stuff that needs to be done. At the same time be very focused in regards to your target and safeguard your energy.
- Don’t focus on trying to be OK at everything. Try to be the best at what you are the best at.
- Start lean and mean and spend money if you have money in order to make money. If the business idea does not work after 6 months it will not work
- You might think you need a lot of competences to start with but that´s not necessarily true. If you are willing to learn, things will fall in place quickly.
- Before starting your business, pick up a spreadsheet, call peers in your industry, and validate your revenue flow. There are people out there who start their company without thinking about margins. Once you have priced your offering too low, you are trapped.
Ways to connect:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickard-zilliacus-24b56543/
rickard@mjuk.fi
https://www.mjuk.fi