{"id":264561,"date":"2021-06-02T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/"},"modified":"2021-06-02T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T07:00:05","slug":"10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"#10 mistakes you\u2019re making as a startup employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2533837562d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2533837562d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#1_Letting_a_small_budget_hold_you_back\" >1. Letting a small budget hold you back<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#2_Using_your_voice_incorrectly_%E2%80%94_or_not_at_all\" >2. Using your voice incorrectly \u2014 or not at all<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#3_Waiting_to_have_things_handed_to_you\" >3. Waiting to have things handed to you<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#4_Staying_within_the_confines_of_your_job_description\" >4. Staying within the confines of your job description<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#5_Not_setting_boundaries\" >5. Not setting boundaries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#6_Being_inflexible\" >6. Being inflexible<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#7_Being_wary_of_feedback\" >7. Being wary of feedback<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#8_Not_over-communicating\" >8. Not over-communicating<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#9_Giving_in_to_imposter_syndrome\" >9. Giving in to imposter syndrome<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-mistakes-youre-making-as-a-startup-employee\/#10_Specializing_instead_of_generalizing\" >10. Specializing instead of generalizing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#10 mistakes you\u2019re making as a startup employee<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F05%2Fmistake-startup-developer-gq.png&amp;signature=cc0d1794ac5fdbe880acea46a6dace71\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Are you considering taking a position at a startup? Or are you already working for one, and it\u2019s nothing like what you\u2019ve experienced at a more established company?<\/p>\n<p>I know this sounds like the intro to one of those \u201cyou may be entitled to compensation\u201d commercials. Sorry to say, no compensation here \u2014 but I would like to share with you some mistakes that are easy to make when you work for a startup.<\/p>\n<p>How do I know? I\u2019m currently a startup and small business consultant, but much of my career was spent making these exact mistakes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Letting_a_small_budget_hold_you_back\"><\/span>1. Letting a small budget hold you back<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I always struggled with this one. I had big goals and ideas about what needed to be done to get there, but I\u2019d put them on the back burner until there was more room in the budget. The problem: there\u2019s almost never more room in the budget.<\/p>\n<p>Think outside the box: what tools do you already have available that you can adapt? Are there less expensive tools or platforms you could use? Could you build what you need yourself?<\/p>\n<p>I remember the first time I was introduced to Zapier, years ago now, by the CEO of the startup I was working for. Our budget was what Flo Rida would call low, low, low, low, and I had been begging them to bring another person on to help with the workload. The CEO\u2019s response? My very own Zapier login. I entered the world of automation and never looked back.<\/p>\n<p>The answer won\u2019t always be automation, but chances are there are tools out there that are within your budget and will give you the nudge you need to follow through on all those big ideas.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Using_your_voice_incorrectly_%E2%80%94_or_not_at_all\"><\/span>2. Using your voice incorrectly \u2014 or not at all<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At a startup, you already have a spot at the table, so use it.<\/p>\n<p>A wise man named <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hatchrealty.com\/our-team\/erik-hatch\/\">Erik Hatch<\/a> once said, \u201cYour best employees are your biggest pains in the butt.\u201d So be (like I am) a pain in the butt. But when you\u2019re speaking up, make sure you\u2019re not coming across as a know-it-all.<\/p>\n<p>I often had an aggressive style of communication; I would let you know what I was thinking, when I was thinking it, and exactly how I was thinking it. Not surprisingly, most people are put off by this type of communication and will just tune you out. So, as you can imagine, this didn\u2019t get me very far. It was about as good as not using my voice at all.<\/p>\n<p>What I came to realize \u2014 the hard way \u2014 was that everyone has their own communication style. I started asking people what theirs was, and anytime I wanted to raise a point about something or share my opinion, I would try my best to communicate it in the way the other person would be most receptive to it. It\u2019s all about using your voice effectively so it drives your desired impact.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Waiting_to_have_things_handed_to_you\"><\/span>3. Waiting to have things handed to you<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At a startup, you have the ability to pave the way for astronomical growth \u2014 for both the company and yourself. But not everything will be laid out for you: you\u2019ll have to put your Nancy Drew hat on and find those growth opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u2019s the time to get creative and take initiative. This can feel uncomfortable; it did for me at first, mainly because I didn\u2019t want to overstep any boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s my advice. Spend some time observing what\u2019s going on at your startup. Are there any pain points you\u2019re noticing? What are your company\u2019s goals for the quarter?<\/p>\n<p>Write out a list of things you\u2019ve noticed. Include what could be done to solve these problems or gaps you could fill \u2014 it doesn\u2019t matter if you have experience in it or not. Then, present that list to your leader, and ask which items might be good for you to go after.<\/p>\n<p>I always found this was a great way to take initiative while making sure I wasn\u2019t completely going off into left field or stepping on anyone\u2019s toes. It also allowed me to understand what the priorities were and which big initiatives I should be focused on.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Staying_within_the_confines_of_your_job_description\"><\/span>4. Staying within the confines of your job description<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unless told otherwise, your job de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion is probably just a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> guide of what the company needed weeks or months before you came on board. Now they have even more that needs to be done \u2014 and a lot of it\u2019s probably not within your formal job description.<\/p>\n<p>Did they hire you to write <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> content, but now they need someone to write sales emails? Go ahead and raise your hand for that challenge; you\u2019ll be surprised at how much your current skills might translate into other areas.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago, I was hired by a startup to facilitate their customer onboardings. I walked in on my first day, and the CEO said, \u201cWe want to see what you make of this role.\u201d It became clear that onboarding customers was only going to take about 10% of my time; it was up to me to figure out how I was going to spend the other 90%.<\/p>\n<p>I could have easily stayed within the bullet points of my job description and made it really easy on myself. Instead, I saw this as a learning opportunity that doesn\u2019t come around often. I started listening, observing, and asking questions. What were the immediate needs of the company? Where could I step in? What were others working on?<\/p>\n<p>Soon, I had my hands in pretty much every area of the company, going far beyond what I was originally hired to do. It not only allowed me to get some intense hands-on experience, but it also helped the company build a foundation in various areas and get a grasp of their needs before hiring more specialized people.<\/p>\n<p>I can confidently say that I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today if I would have just stayed within my job descriptions and not dabbled in various areas. It would be like if Taylor Swift had stuck to country music \u2014 and no one wants to imagine a world like that.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Not_setting_boundaries\"><\/span>5. Not setting boundaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Work isn\u2019t an all-you-can-eat buffet, but it can quickly become one if you let it. You see a lot of opportunities pop up, and you\u2019re really hungry to prove yourself, so you want to pile it on. But pretty soon, you\u2019re going to start getting really full and feeling kind of miserable.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who used to think that lack of sleep and no days off were badges of honor, I know you can\u2019t produce consistently good work if you\u2019re biting off more than you can chew. My burnout reached the point where the mere thought of opening my laptop made my skin crawl. I hadn\u2019t taken a vacation where I was offline in over three years. I had been working 12-hour days and through most weekends, I ate lunch at my desk, and I checked emails in bed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this earth-shattering realization that what I was doing to myself was completely unhealthy, I was still hoping that when I brought this up with the founder of the company, he would pat me on the back and say, \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t be where we are without you putting in all those endless hours and weekends.\u201d Instead, he looked at me and said, \u201cI never asked you to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It stung, but he was right. He never asked me to compromise my sanity and my days off, but I did it because I thought that\u2019s what would make us successful. In reality, it was doing the opposite. Moral of the story: take time off, enjoy your weekends, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/blog\/working-too-much-remote-work\/\">set your boundaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Being_inflexible\"><\/span>6. Being inflexible<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Things move fast. Like faster than Jimmy John\u2019s delivery. One second, you\u2019re neck-deep in an industry analysis, and the next, there\u2019s a complete change of direction and it\u2019s all-hands-on-deck for a sales presentation, forcing you to leave your industry analysis in the dust.<\/p>\n<p>This can be frustrating, and I\u2019ve let my frustration cloud my ability to see the bigger picture. I was always fighting the quick change.<\/p>\n<p>I remember a time when I was in fact working on an industry analysis. We were pretty confident that we were going to target a new industry and needed the data and my analysis to back up why this was the best move for us.<\/p>\n<p>I spent weeks compiling all the research, putting together a SWOT analysis, making presentations for the board, the whole nine yards\u2026 only to be told that we weren\u2019t going to be headed into a new industry after all, and I needed to move on to something else. I felt defeated and angry. It was time wasted \u2014 all that work for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Once I was able to get past my emotions, I realized it wasn\u2019t actually a waste of time. Fast forward to today, and I still use what I learned during that project to help other businesses. Me being frustrated and angry was probably the most unproductive outcome of the whole project, as it held me back from diving into other projects. Not going into that new industry was the right decision in the end, and no amount of work would have changed that.<\/p>\n<p>So, don\u2019t be me \u2014 take it in stride and think about the skills you\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Being_wary_of_feedback\"><\/span>7. Being wary of feedback<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Feedback just hits differently at a startup. Like having gelato in Venice, Italy instead of the local coffee shop in Ankeny, Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>At a startup, feedback is typically not formal: it\u2019s maybe a little (or a lot) blunt and oftentimes on the spot. It can catch you off guard, and if you have a tendency toward the dramatic, it might feel like the end of the world. But as it turns out, it\u2019s most definitely <em>not<\/em> the end of the world.<\/p>\n<p>I was always the person who would ask for feedback from anyone who would give it to me. Whether it was positive or negative, I wanted to hear it all. Where could I improve? What was I doing well? Am I meeting your expectations?<\/p>\n<p>And for the most part, the feedback I received was pretty positive. Just the pat on the back I needed to keep excelling and give my ego a little boost. But whenever I received negative feedback, it always felt like a punch to the gut.<\/p>\n<p>On the outside, I took it very well. I would thank them for their feedback and tell them that I would work on it immediately. What was going on inside was a completely different story: I would go into a mental tailspin. \u201cThey don\u2019t know the full story. That feedback just wasn\u2019t fair.\u201d I would find all the reasons they were wrong, and it would consume me.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, my mind would win out, and I wouldn\u2019t actually work on whatever it is I was supposed to improve upon. As much as I touted that I was open to feedback, I really wasn\u2019t. As a result, I limited my growth potential until I decided to actively change my mindset and my attitude.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Not_over-communicating\"><\/span>8. Not over-communicating<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Everyone is so buried in their own things that it may not always be apparent that you\u2019ve got something handled or you\u2019ve been working on a given project. Let people know. Talk about your ideas and plans and how you\u2019re going to tackle them. And don\u2019t be afraid to talk about your wins, too.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I used it as a way to mitigate being micromanaged. If I could fill people in on what I was doing, how I was doing it, and when I was doing it, they wouldn\u2019t come back later to check in on me. I also used it as a way to make sure I was working on the right things.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d fill everyone in on what I was doing and wait for someone to tell me that I shouldn\u2019t focus on that, or alternatively, that I was on the right track and to continue doing the thing I was doing.<\/p>\n<p>I quickly realized that it also helped avoid duplicate work. With everyone wearing so many different hats at a startup, there would often be multiple hands in one project. If you didn\u2019t over-communicate what you were doing, you would end up working on the same thing as your coworker, which is probably in the top 10 worst feelings next to wet socks.<\/p>\n<p>This is a learned skill. It took me a while to understand what over-communicating is and what it isn\u2019t. I use the term \u201cover-communicate\u201d instead of simply \u201ccommunicate\u201d because there\u2019s a difference:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Over-communicate:<\/strong> \u201cHey Kate, I just wanted to let you know that I am handling slides 5-10 on our monthly marketing presentation. It looks like you\u2019re doing slides 11-20. I also made a note of that in our activity tracker. Let me know if you have any questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communicate:<\/strong> \u201cHey Kate, I\u2019m working on some of the slides in the monthly marketing presentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As you can see from the example, over-communicating is also about making sure everything\u2019s noted in every communication channel (within reason). If you say it in Slack, someone who checks your project management app won\u2019t see it. Keep that in mind.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Giving_in_to_imposter_syndrome\"><\/span>9. Giving in to imposter syndrome<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I can\u2019t even remember how many times I\u2019ve said, \u201cI\u2019m so not qualified to do this.\u201d And I still let that thought bang around in my head sometimes. <em>You are qualified<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You were hired because you\u2019re worthy of a spot on a rocket ship. You may not know all the ins and outs, and maybe you\u2019ll be Googling what \u201cCPC\u201d and \u201cPPC\u201d mean, while simultaneously setting up Google Ads.<\/p>\n<p>All that matters is that you get comfortable with being uncomfortable and not having all the answers.<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned that, at a past startup, I only had 10% of my job description clearly defined. I would love to tell you that I knew what I was doing and that I had countless years of experience under my belt to prepare me for that exact moment. In reality, I almost quit my first week.<\/p>\n<p>I had a huge fear that they were going to \u201cfind me out\u201d and realize that I was just a young kid who let the check engine light blink at me for months before getting an oil change (and only after my dad reminded me). They would inevitably fire me anyway, so why make it worse on myself, right?<\/p>\n<p>I knew I was being ridiculous. I never lied about my experience or my skillset, and I didn\u2019t misrepresent myself in any way during the interviews. So either (a) they were silly to hire me, or (b) they actually believed I could do it. The answer was a healthy mix of both. It usually is, and as long as you can fight back against that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/blog\/what-is-imposter-syndrome\/\">imposter syndrome<\/a>, you\u2019ll do just fine.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Specializing_instead_of_generalizing\"><\/span>10. Specializing instead of generalizing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Every startup will need specialists \u2014 eventually.<\/p>\n<p>But one of the best things you can do for your career (and for a small company) is to generalize your skills. That means learning and executing on marketing tasks while also juggling sales initiatives. Or onboarding users while also digging into data analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Generalizing can teach you a little about everything and helps you see the full customer journey firsthand. It\u2019s what helped me figure out what I actually wanted to specialize in and what my true talents were, while also saving the company thousands of dollars since I was tackling multiple job functions.<\/p>\n<p>One area I always wanted to venture into was marketing. So, when a startup I was working for needed someone to take on the marketing initiatives, I jumped at the opportunity. Did I have experience? No. Was I really good at Googling? Yes. I dove right into watching courses, reading blog posts, and talking to professional marketers.<\/p>\n<p>And you know what? I actually was successful. By that, I mean that we were making money off of our marketing initiatives and bringing in leads. There was just one problem: I didn\u2019t like marketing.<\/p>\n<p>I so badly wish I would have fallen in love with it and that it would have been a Hallmark movie moment. It wasn\u2019t, but I still learned something immensely valuable while filling a role the company desperately needed filled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Or are you already working for one, and it\u2019s nothing like what you\u2019ve experienced at a more established company? I know this sounds like the intro to one of those \u201cyou may be entitled to compensation\u201d commercials. 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