# You Shouldn’t be an Entrepreneur First, You Should be an Employee \| Ep\. \#695

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/you-shouldnt-be-an-entrepreneur-first-you-should-be-an-employee-ep-695/  
**Published:** 2018-06-26  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In episode \#695, Eric and Neil discuss why you should work for someone else before you start your own company\. Tune in to hear why you should learn the ropes\.\.\.  

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In episode #695, Eric and Neil discuss why you should work for someone else before you start your own company. Tune in to hear why you should learn the ropes from someone else.

**TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _You Shouldn’t be an Entrepreneur First, You Should be an Employee_
- \[00:38\] Neil hasn’t been an employee since he was 18 or 19 when he worked at Hollywood Video.
- \[01:02\] Eric found the structure about being an employee was helpful to understanding what makes a company work.
- \[01:35\] He switched jobs often, because he was chasing the next opportunity. Each time, he learned something new about what makes a successful company.
- \[02:15\] You should start out as an employee, because you need to try things out to see what you like.
- \[02:35\] Bill Ackman, successful hedge funder, thinks you shouldn’t start your own company until you’ve worked in the industry for some time.
- \[03:15\] You need to learn from others before you go out and make your own mistakes.
- \[03:40\] If you learn from other’s good examples first, you are more likely to succeed in the future.
- \[04:18\] The Ali Baba CEO, Jack Ma, made a video about this very topic and he agrees with Eric and Neil.
- \[04:48\] You don’t have to make all your money when you’re young.
- \[05:05\] Be prepared to fail before you succeed.
- \[05:17\] That’s it for today!
- \[05:20\] Go to [Singlegrain.com/Giveway](https://www.singlegrain.com/giveaway) for a special marketing tool giveaway!

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