Business
"When are you going to do your own thing?" Making the jump to entrepreneurship is risky but the benefits of working for yourself are high. Learn more about how the first cohort at Lunar Startups thinks about the upside of entrepreneurship. It has been said that entrepreneurs are a different breed. Equal parts fearless, naive and…normal. Sometimes that gets lost in all of our discussions of entrepreneurship. Businesses are started every single day by normal average everyday people. People who dream of making their mark on the world or making the world better.The individual path to building a business is always unique. No two stories are alike. But one things seems to ring true for all. And that’s joy. It’s the moment when you decide to take a risk: to leave that terrible job, to share your idea with a trusted person, to write that check to purchase raw materials. There’s an energy that surrounds this first big step. A combination of nerves, nausea, and euphoria. Not unlike the minutes proceeding a first date. You’re hopeful but a bit cautious. You’re excited but somewhat realistic. But you already know that you love it. You love this feeling. The act of taking control of your career and forging a new path. Manifest Destiny! That feeling is joy.Lunar Startups is a new model for startup incubation specializing in growth, connection, and innovation for women, people of color, and other high potential entrepreneurs.To learn more or apply for a future cohort go to lunarstartups.org Lunar Startups would like to extend a special thank you to the Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media, Knight Foundation and Osborn370 for their continued support. Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.