Nine years later, my start-up has grown to become one of the largest companies in its space. Second, leaving would mean forfeiting two types of equity.

First, they cannot leave their employers because they depend upon their salaries. Moreover, I ve sold it twice for more than $225 million. In fact, based on my own experience and that of other entrepreneurs, I ve come to believe that starting part time carries major advantages. Don t Quit Your Day Job To Start Something New In 1999, while working as a brand manager for leading consumer package goods manufacturer, I decided to start a small media and marketing company called Brand Connections. A majority of the marketing and media executives I spoke to for this piece said they would one day like to own a successful business, yet they went on to say that someday is not today. And for two years, that just how I ran it. For people who want to start their own successful companies, the part-time success has become an increasingly com business strategy. I waited until I had enough experience and enough revenue to quit and pursue my business full time.

I kept my day job and started the company part time.