What was the riskiest moment in your career or business?

Being personally liable for $1M in debt after a series of personal and professional crises that brought down my 3x Inc's Fastest company to it's knees. Eventually I had to rent out my own bedroom to continue to afford the apartment for me and my two kids as a newly divorced single Dad. I had to find an inner strength I didn't know I was capable of just to get through every day. I started a Street Art project called "The BE MIGHTY Project" where I posted inspirational quotes on paper flyers around NYC to motivate myself and others. The flyers were shared through Instagram and I'd often see the quotes over and over again - building a bubble of positivity that kept me motivated through the hardship. 5 years later I've cleared the debt and have rebuilt my brand Mighty Wallet while designing a new minimalist wallet that I will bring out this year. I've learned so much through this challenging time and I'm ready to climb my second mountain with all the wisdom, strength and tenacity that this experience taught me.

Living in Sweden and moving to the US for a Job with just a suitcase. 10 years later I’m very fortunate to still be here in NYC. How about you?

Exiting my previous startup. It was comforting position but not growing. I learnt if you wanna grow, you have get out of your comfort zone.

Switching from a stable and well-paying job in a growing startup with a great culture to a super tiny startup, which is not well-structured but has a promising future. Not sure if it was my best move, but I'm looking forward to finding out:)

I used to think that the worst thing was to write a resignation letter and start my own business. Now I think that it was a very simple decision, if you compare the many risks at the creation stage

At the age of 35 I left well paying job and started the new journey with https://www.theclueless.company/.

Switching from a full time job to a starting a new business

When I planned on changing my hobby into my business

For now, it's a transition from regular employment to freelancing. But it's bringing in its financial rewards.

Wow, reading this post took me back to that pivotal moment in my career when I decided to launch my own business.

The riskiest moment in my career was when I decided to launch a new product without fully understanding the market demand.

It's starting a business, realizing there is market demand, trying to monitize it/gain momentum and transition from my regular paycheck.

When I switch my career from a night shift job to 9-5 job in Marketing! I was already paid well at that time. Restarting a new phase of life from low salary is very difficult.

The riskiest moment in my career was when I felt a sense of loss and no accomplishment. It was a challenging time, and I had to make some difficult decisions to turn things around.

First career, running across a small field in Iraq while lots of people shot at me, current career, applying for only one graduate program instead of many because I really did not want to go anywhere else, but if I was rejected it would have been big delay in life, but luckily and thankfully I made it through the field and into the program 😁🤣

Nika, i entrepreneurship journey is itself risky, so we are always taking the risks isnt it ? 😅

in business, a risky moment might involve launching a new product, entering a new market, or making a major strategic shift. Entrepreneurs often face risks when starting a business or seeking investments.

The riskiest moment in my career was when I cannot decide what I want to do for my life

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