S2E7 - Building Careers and Companies

The one about entrepreneurs and 9-5ers.

If you are a 9-5er, you’ve probably heard those people say: “You should be building your dream and not building the dream of others”, or “I don’t date people that do 9-5”, or “working for a company is modern slavery”, or “go and read Rich Dad Poor Dad!!!”

If you are an entrepreneur, you’ve probably also heard these words: “Who are you to start a business?”, or “your idea cannot work”, or “you’re just trying to avoid hard work” or “9 out of 10 businesses fail!”

It’s almost become part of the culture to categorise people based on their job trajectories.

But is building a company better than a building a career or the other way around and are there constraints to taking any of those positions?

On this episode, we sat down with two brilliant women, @abiolaayanleye and @mint___oo  to talk about the pits between entrepreneurship and 9-5s, the overlooked rationales in those debates, and our personal experiences of what each camp brings that aren’t easily seen by everyone.

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Timestamps

• [02:00] - Introduction
• [07:19] - Pros and Cons 
• [20:22] - Thoughts on the “pop culture” of entrepreneurship
• [29:50] - The “uninspiring” perception of a 9-5
• [33:34] - Thoughts on “passion” vs “convenience”
• [41:55] - Gender-related issues/barriers
• [50:40]- Thoughts on potential impact of family life on building a career/company
• [1:03:00] - Final words