{"id":43226,"date":"2023-10-20T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/steve-baxter-asks-for-the-crazy-why-entrepreneurs-quit-their-day-jobs-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:27:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:27:02","slug":"steve-baxter-asks-for-the-crazy-why-entrepreneurs-quit-their-day-jobs-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/steve-baxter-asks-for-the-crazy-why-entrepreneurs-quit-their-day-jobs-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Baxter asks for the crazy: Why entrepreneurs quit their day jobs – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Entrepreneurs should focus more on their \u201ccrazy\u201d ideas and look to leave their day jobs behind them, prominent investor and Shark Tank<\/em> judge Steve Baxter says.<\/p>\n

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Baxter says he wants to see more people working on crazy ideas like Twitter once was.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIs your idea crazy?\u201d Baxter says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWho cares, if people use it and it can generate revenue then all of a sudden it isn\u2019t crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Baxter is also the founder of Brisbane co-working space River City Labs which will soon house well over 100 founders and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

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Co-working communities that provide access to mentors, experts and opportunities to raise capital is where the evolution of these ideas can happen, Baxter says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople trying crazy stuff need to surround themselves with smart opinions and help,\u201d Baxter says.<\/p>\n

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Through discussions with its network of entrepreneurs rolling the dice and following their startup dreams, River City Labs has revealed the top reasons why some of its inhabitants quit their day jobs.<\/p>\n

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1. To not be just another brick in the wall<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Puntaa cofounder Jordan Oudejans says he left his day job after feeling like a \u201ccog in the system, just turning over\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The opportunity to tackle new challenges drove him to start working the social betting app.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery day is different, new challenges, everything is going well then bang you get hit with something from left field you need to adjust and manage,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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But Oudejans isn\u2019t looking back.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt the end of it you\u2019ll own something that is genuinely unique and not like anything else out there,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s an adrenaline rush in doing that that can\u2019t be compared to anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n

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2. To find freedom in flexibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Often misconstrued for more free time, GreenSocks, co-founder Richard Eastes says that while he may work longer hours, the freedom to choose when he does this is something most workplaces don\u2019t offer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday I started work at  11am, I might finish at  2am,\u201d Eastes says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s what works best for me and allows me to be my most productive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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3. To make time work for you<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Time does not equal money as a startup founder, said Zenva founder Palo Farias, because your value is determined by what people are willing to pay for the technology you\u2019ve created whether it be a product or service.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYour income will increase as you find more customers,\u201d Farias says.<\/p>\n

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Which means unlike traditional workplaces where spending more time at work makes more money, you can dedicate your time to yielding real results.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you run your startup, you can focus on what does matter,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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4. To nurture your closest connections<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\u201cWorking in my own businesses has always allowed me to be there for my kids,\u201d GreenSocks co-founder Andrea Martins says.<\/p>\n

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The luxury of leaving work for school drop-offs, school ceremonies and play dates is not one often extended in mainstream offices, she says.<\/p>\n

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5. To have a real-world impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The opportunity to impact millions of people directly is incredibly rewarding, Farias says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis can also apply to many traditional career paths but many organisations fail to transmit this vision to their employees,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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Through Zenva, he has been able to teach coding to more than 150,000 students across nearly 200 countries, most of which are developing nations, he said.<\/p>\n

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6. To live your dream before it\u2019s too late<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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We all die eventually, Oudejans says, so do something remarkable.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have an unbelievable advantage [in Australia] over the majority of the rest of the world,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTake this opportunity with both hands, don’t sit back and cruise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Eastes said he remembers reading about an Australian palliative care nurse who after speaking with dying patients learned that one of the biggest regrets people had was working too much in a job that was as inspiring as walking a treadmill.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat really impacted my thinking when I left my previous business and decided to start a new startup,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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