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Leap of Faith: When to Quit a Great Job to Start Your Own Company Leap of Faith: When to Quit a Great Job to Start Your Own Company Andri Kristinsson CEO and Co-Founder of Travelade www.travelade.com Deck based on this LinkedIn Post

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Leap of Faith: When to Quit a Great Job to Start Your Own Company

Leap of Faith: When to Quit a Great Job to Start Your Own Company

Andri Kristinsson

CEO and Co-Founder of Travelade

www.travelade.com

Deck based on this LinkedIn Post

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"You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down"

- Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn

However, it would be plain stupid to jump off that cliff without preparing well, carefully considering the best time to jump, and be equipped with minimum viable skills and resources to assemble the airplane.

Exactly the same applies when deciding to take the leap of faith and start a new company.

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4 Steps To Think About Before the Jump...

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Make Sure It's Really What You Want To Do

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Understand Your Own Motivation

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Build a Support Network

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Take Calculated Risks