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Has anyone made the shift from entrepreneurship to corporate employee for the first time in their mid thirties. How was the shift ? How did you manage expectations and what helped change your mindset to keep up with the changes ?

Entrepreneur to Corporate employee.

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Entrepreneur to Corporate employee.- Grapevine

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Maybe it’s just a bad month for me but I am genuinely considering whether I want to continue working in Startup’s after 4 years of chaos.(Mostly Product Management)

Has anyone here made the transition to a corporate role? How was it better/worse? 🤕

Startup to Corporate?

Product Manager

Hi everyone,

I want to understand from the community that what are your reasons of pivoting from corporate to startups.

Please describes about the thoughts, confusion that one goes through in order to make this understand.

Pivot from Corporate to startup

Business Analyst

Every third corporate person I talk to wants to switch to entrepreneurship and do Dhandha. 
1. What could be the reason? 
2. And what could be stopping them? 
3. How to decide if you should switch or not?

Switch to entrepreneurship from corporate job

Product Marketing Manager

As I'm entering a new stage of life, I'm starting to reevaluate my career priorities. In my 20s, I was all about climbing the ladder and chasing prestige. Now, I'm more focused on finding work that aligns with my values and allows for a balanced lifestyle. 

Have any of you gone through a similar shift? How did it change your career trajectory? And how do you define success for yourself now versus when you first started out?

Redefining success: How have your career priorities shifted as you've grown older?

Man, this hits home. I used to be all about the fancy title and corner office. Pulled 80-hour weeks, missed family events, the whole rat race thing.

Then my dad got sick last year. Spent a lot of time in hospitals, thinking about what really matters. Realized I couldn't remember the last time I took a real vacation or had dinner with my kids without checking emails.

Ended up taking a step back at work. Less pay, but more flexibility. You know what? I don't miss the stress. Sure, the ego took a hit at first, but I'm actually enjoying work now. Plus, I'm finally learning my kids' friends' names!

Success for me now? It's about having time for the people I love and work that doesn't make me dread Mondays. Still figuring it out, but dekhte hain baaki :)

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I recently started interviewing after a period of about 5 years and I am very surprised about the change in the way interviews are conducted these days. I have now interviewed for few companies like Sitetracker, Avance Clinical, Iron Mountain and expedite commerce and each organisation had their first round as a fit check round which i’m unable to clear. Can you guys share some tips around it.

Need help regarding Fit check round of interview

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Guys, how was your transition from corporate employment to Entrepreneurship ? How was the journey and what challenges did you face ? Was your Risk rewarding as you hoped ?

Employment to Entrepreneurship

Software Engineer

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- Tried in the past or not, are you pursuing it now?
- Experience vs corporate job?
- Recommendations for those who think of shifting from corporate to entrepreneurship in the future?
      - Startup / Family business points if any?
      - Side hustle views?
- Anything else?

Have you tried entrepreneurship?

Finance Consultant

What’s the experience like? Have you thought if joining a corporate would be better?

Anyone who is 32+ and working in startups?

Investment Associate

Is now a good time to shift from an agency to a corporate given the current layoff climate?

Agency to Corporate Shift

Growth Manager

Wanted to say Hi, what do you do, how do you see current phase of your life, how do you look at your career so far, and what do you plan to do in next 5 years, etc.

Any 40+ Grapeviners here?

Solution Architect

Rant alert: 

Have you felt the same way? How many years of work ex after which you started feeling this way? 

Stability and money I’m grateful for. But I hate the constant comparison and competitiveness among peers/colleagues. Makes me want to quit and do a Teach for India fellowship. A little corporate detox. 

Wish I had become an athlete instead. I know it’s not an easy life, but It’s the kind of competitiveness I’m inclined towards. Not inclined towards the kind where you compete with people to please a company that will never care for you as a human. But people fail to recognise that, lose perspective, and lose themselves too. People have no class in this shitty world. If I have kids, they’re definitely becoming athletes and not entering this hellhole. 

Most ironically, I’m borderline considering an MBA to escape the corporate life for 2 years, but obviously I’m aware I will only get entrenched further in it due to the degree.

Corporate is not for me

Oh man. Just hoping for the day i can quit it all. Right now on the blue pill, but ek din ayega. I'm convinced only sociopaths and people with no personalities can enjoy being in this rut. Lavda build something - it's just about keeping the hamster wheel rolling.

Brand Marketing Manager

Hi 
Is executive mba from IIM Kashipur 2years program valuable..

Executive MBA

Why AMA?-
New to GV. I see potential here; trying to gauge audience and perhaps I can talk about a thing or two; can definitely learn from ya’al otherwise.

Primer Qs (from some successful AMAs outside of GV)-
What tech has better future?
Is Ai going to kill our jobs?
How to increase Tc 5x, 10x, 20x+?
Startups vs big corps?

Background, Tc stuff-
Decade+ yoe
Started with <10Lpa. Crossed >10Lpm.
Life is fun and no amount of money is enough.
I’ve seen it firsthand that the investments and luxuries grow at far bigger rate than your comp, Can’t complain though.

A Staff engineer :: AMA

Software Developer

Can folks share some journey on how they moved to MNCs and didn't have to take a huge paycut?

What was the thought process behind it and what do you feel about it now? How are things different?

Startups to MNC/ Establishments

Data Analyst

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Hey people,
   I am a software engineer. I am thinking of pivoting to leadership kind of roles like EIR, founders office, product manager, etc. 
   For people who are currently in such roles or know people in these roles, do you think people from tech(engineering) background, pivoting to this role at age of 24-25 yrs is advisable? Would people hiring for these roles see that I don't hold an MBA?
   What are the things about these roles I should be aware of?

Thinking of switching to non-tech(leadership) from tech

Consultant

Has anyone switched industries after 5+ years in a specific industry across roles?

If yes, How did you switch? Do you advise others to do so?

Mid career industry switch

Project Manager

This question is to anyone who left a stable job and joined an early stage startup. How did you deal with the uncertainty, the high pace, and the changes in life style. 
I have accepted an offer from a startup and i feel very nervous. Mainly because Im afraid of what if it doesn’t turns out right. I do not want to start looking for jobs again.

Leaving a stable relaxed company to join a startup.

Seeing so many posts about APMs and people in Product earn so much, I feel sometimes  a Lil overwhelmed. I am underpaid.Period. But I am fine cause I am learning and take a leap whenever I want.😊

Underpaid

Associate Product Manager

Hello Folks,

I am currently working in an HR consultancy as a Talent Acquisition Specialist.

I have total 2 years of work experience into the end to end recruitment. 
And now I want to get into a corporate and wants to involve in inhouse hiring.

Kindly let me know if anyone can help.

Entrepreneur to Corporate employee.

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