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How to make the leap from corporate hack to entrepreneur.
And most entrepreneurs I talk with who left a corporate environment to start a company had a similar experience. They reached a point where all the positive aspects of working for a big company just didn”t matter anymore — they had to get out.

But what happens after the I-have-to-get-out moment, when the practicalities set in? How does anyone actually leave the corporate world for a start-up?

For me, there were five major things that I had to deal with before I could make the leap. Other people have a different list. But discovering your list of objections and coming up with solutions (or a compromise that you can live with) is how you will ultimately be able to leave the corporate environment to start your company.

Here”s my list:

A good idea — This may seem obvious, but once I decided to leave, I had to come up with a business idea.

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