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10 startup misconceptions

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Working in the world of startups can become such a major part of your life that you forget what it’s like to talk to people who really don’t get it. I can’t tell you how many times someone has said to me, “Oh wow, you can code? That’s awesome!”. Seriously? No, I don’t work as a professional developer, if that’s what you’re thinking.

Here are some other wild misconceptions you may have come across:

  1. Only technical people can work in startups – if you didn’t study computer science it’s not gonna happen

  2. They all start off with a lump sum of venture capital funding

  3. In London they need to be based in Shoreditch, in California, Silicon Valley

  4. Founders can’t have a life outside their job, let alone a family

  5. All startups need to address an entirely new idea

  6. Either you’ll have the next Facebook or you’ll fail entirely

  7. Getting additional funding isn’t that difficult if your idea is good

  8. Since you’re expected to do so many different tasks, your career will lack direction

  9. Only young people can work in startups

  10. You have to be a mega-entrepreneur to work in a startup

What startup myths have you heard? Let us know in the comments!

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