I talk a lot about the benefits of joining orthopedic startups, especially early in your career. Some people think that I promote startups as a "get rich quick scheme”.
It’s actually the opposite.
If you join a startup, you will work hard and will probably earn only a salary. The stats are clear that most startups do not result in a happy exit.
However, I still say “join a startup early", because it will be a “get rich slow scheme” for your career.
Don’t join a startup for the financial rewards. Join as a recipe for your future success.
You will NOT be investing your life and soul into a startup, then it’s gone. You WILL BE investing in something that can not dissolve, cannot run out of money, and cannot go bankrupt. By working in a startup, you are investing in your own education and great new set of skills.
If you work in a startup when you are young, you have 20 more years to leverage these powerful new skills that you acquire.
Working inside a startup will teach you….
--> How to lead.
--> How to create value for the customer, quickly using very few resources.
--> How to str...
