As someone who’s putting together a parallel training program for just these types of times, I’m glad to see others jumping right in. My father taught me a very valuable lesson and I’m going to “renegade” it up here… he said if you want to make pizzas, pick where you want to open your pizza place and put a pin in the map; then draw a 50 mile radius around that pin and try every single pizza you can in that area; when you find it, get a job working in that pizza shop and work there for two years learning every bit of the business along the way; then, quit your job and open your own shop with your own personal twist.

In today’s world, going corporate isn’t what it used to be i.e. people change jobs more than 5 times throughout their working lives instead of staying put for 30 years. So to expand on my father’s idea, work for a great company in an industry you’re passionate about, learn the ropes and then, if possible, break out on your own in either a complementary service that isn’t being met or a full on competition product/service. But first you need to get the job and a service like the one you highlight in your post is a great place to start.

Great read!

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