Being An Entrepreneur…In GIFs
Want to work at a startup? Don’t do it till you know what to expect – check out our story of the startup in GIFs. Which is pronounced JIFs, don’t you know.
The TabRunning your own business is a little like creating your own mini university: you’ll bond through hard work, late nights, and a lot of drinking. You’ll probably have to work with someone with a borderline personality disorder, and you’ll definitely experience intense highs followed by sustained periods of mental, physical and emotional exhaustion that make you want to quit the freedom and join the rat race.
But you didn’t let that put you off when you started navigating UCAS. Being prepared is the best weapon when it comes to fending off the taunts of despots in the Sir Alan mould. In the spirit of prescience, we’ve selected the top ten GIFs that express the rollercoaster of working at a startup.
Pitching to investors
Celebrating the launch
The morning-after fallout
When the boss is buying dinner
When the boss expects you to stay till 3am as payment for dinner
Waking up and remembering an indiscretion with a colleague the night before
Realising it was one of the tech nerds
Getting a new Twitter follower
When an investor directs a question at you
When your CEO delivers a ‘motivational’ talk that actually says, ‘we’re making no money – I need to harvest your soul for profit’