January 23, 2012 marks the 6-year anniversary of my company WatchMojo. In today’s post, I’m taking a look back at six of the most essential lessons I’ve learned over the years, starting from the beginning.
YEAR 1 (2006) — LEGAL: GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING
There’s no such thing as true loyalty in business; instead, it’s all about mutual interests at a given time. Clichés aside, businesses have a mob mentality with employees and employees in turn have a mercenary outlook towards their employer. As such, when you decide to leave a company and start your own business: get everything in writing. When you announce your resignation and tell folks you want to start a business, they tend to be supportive. But once they see you actually launch it, their jealousy and pettiness comes to light.
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