Building a business from the ground up can be exhilarating and rewarding. But the experience can also be remarkably frustrating and painful. To be sure, the startup game is not for everyone.
For people who are used to lots of structure at work and enjoy a stable work/life balance, becoming an entrepreneur provides a crash course in a different kind of job experience. Indeed, entrepreneurship offers a variety of potent lessons, including what it's like to work long hours, how to maintain focus amid multiple opportunities and pitfalls and ways to overcome risk aversion.
