When people from big companies start startups, they often make the mistake of reproducing aspects of big companies that are actually flaws, because they think this is just how companies work.
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Whereas a 20 year old founder with no experience of working in a big company will be saved from this kind of mistake through sheer ignorance.
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The worst mistake refugees from big companies make when starting startups is probably to divide functions too much. They'll have separate people doing sales, marketing, and product development. Whereas in a startup it's ideal if one person does all three initially.
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How to generate startup?
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But are 20 year olds good at managing people?
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But then painfully relearn the problems of big companies as they begin to scale
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The nature of scale means there are lots of people that know how to do it.
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Example?
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The 20 year old might have many surprises along the way, but at least he or she will have a clear head when dealing with things, as opposed to one that is muddied with "corporate protocol". You must consider summing up all of your tips over the years in a book. Sound good?
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.aspects such as?
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The unexpected virtue of ignorance
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