PAID EMPLOYMENT TO STARTUP: How to navigate the transition

From Paid Employment to Start-up: A Review

Everyone engaged in paid employment will leave some day, voluntarily or otherwise. Everyone recognizes this fact, yet almost all of us fail to prepare for it. What are the reasons for this apparent paradox, and what does it take to transit from paid employment to startup?

A number of today’s work environments are manifestly stress-filled, confusing and highly demanding. As a result, the employed in such environments can hardly think, concentrate or plan for a sustainable future post-employment. Hence, while still employed, they fail to leverage on available opportunities to fashion out coordinated stress-free exit strategies for themselves. So, how should everyone in paid employment manage this scenario against a looming day of reckoning?

Navigating from Paid employment to startup

This book attempts to answer these questions. It captures the dilemma of the employed who hopes to engage in some form of entrepreneurship post-employment, but is unable to figure out how to go about it. This book explained why paid employment may provide the material needs of an employee, but may not create the enabling environment to derive personal satisfaction and accomplishments

Utilizing over two decades of experience as an employee, an entrepreneur and management consultant, the author explored the challenges faced by many employed people in the workplace. He suggests ways by which the employed can leverage on their skills, experiences and contacts while employed, to set up a sustainable entrepreneurial career of their desire post-employment.

This book repudiates the myths that have held many back to paid employment. These myths have made it impossible for many to explore the wide range of opportunities outside paid employment. Reading this book will surely set you on the right path to reinventing yourself.

Links to “From Paid Employment to Startup”

LULU: http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/from-paid-employment-to-start-up-how-to-navigate-the-transition/26329415

AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085ZQ5CKV

OKADABOOKS: https://okadabooks.com/book/about/from_paid_employment_to_start-up_how_to_navigate_the_transition/316857

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Stephen Uwamah May 4, 2020

I have gone through some chapters of the book – From paid employment to start-up. I can say that the book is a home-made for everyone in paid employment, especially in developing countries such as Nigeria. The practical illustrations used by the author to explain the every day realities in the organisations are second to none.

However, I observed that while the title of the book is universal, that is, covers employment in both the private and the public sectors, the critical sections of the book did not include ‘retirement’ as one of the ways of exiting paid employment. Discussions in the body of the book appear to target only private sector employees, as such terms as “leaving paid employment voluntarily or sacked”, “before the sack letter arrives or put in that resignation letter” featured in the Introduction to the book.

Similarly, the risk factors discussed in section 2 seem to apply more to the private sector organisations.

Experience and research show that many public/civil servants, especially in Nigeria, approach retirement age with fear and trembling. This is in spite of the minimum of 35 years of service or 60 years of age, whichever comes first. So, the book is very relevant to them. However, their common language (retirement) was clearly missing. There are other concepts that are peculiar to public/civil servants which could have been addressed under the sections that discussed myths and risks.

In my view, the above observations could have given the book a wider coverage/audience.
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Francis Osuagwu May 5, 2020

Thanks Steve for your observation and comments. Indeed the book has a scope which was defined as those in paid employment and who are constantly in fear of loosing their jobs suddenly and unexpectedly. The scope also covers those currently in paid employment who may wish to leave voluntarily at some point to pursue other entrepreneurial aspirations. These were clearly stated in the introductory part of the book. The categories of employees described above are often confronted with a number of risk factors which the book aimed to help them manage. While employees in the public sector and government establishments would benefit from a number of issues discussed in the book, the aspect of retirement planning which appears to be the crux of your suggestion was not intended as part of the scope of the book. As you rightly pointed out, this may be a subject of further interest which the author will be willing to explore in future.
Many thanks once again for your suggestion.
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