As I reflect upon one year as a VT KnowledgeWorks member company, I have seen as a company founder that I have both lost and gained.
Here are my greatest gains:
A chance to make a difference.
When I was an employee of a corporation or an institution, I often felt in the presence of a great expanse of possibility, trapped at the edge, slogging through the muck of meetings, forms, and politics.
As a company founder, without the permission and, albeit, guidance of a committee, I have built a boat and I have nimbly jumped aboard. No bureaucracy, no paperwork, no personality workarounds. We’ve set sail.
Synergy.
When I worked for another company, the company found the clients and chose the employees. As a company founder, I don't have complete freedom, but I do have more latitude to find a match between my company’s vision and the clients it serves and the people with whom it works.
Instead of making a meal from what someone else has put in the refrigerator, I feel like I can go to the Farmer’s Market and select what ingredients will mutually flavor each other to create a world-nourishing feast.
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