The path to a purpose-driven career starts today.
Being a founder is hard.
Being a founder from HBS? Even harder.
There are so many de-risked paths to handsome remuneration – finance, consulting, tech. Why wouldn’t you go down one of those well-trodden roads?
They’re prestigious and well-known professions promising reliable career stability. Some might even think you’re stupid for foregoing those options in pursuit of your passions.
Yet, maybe you seek something more than prestige, validation, and predictability. You seek purpose.
You want your life to reflect your conviction, tenacity, and curiosity, not your resume.
There’s no better way to do that than through entrepreneurship. It can be lonely and difficult as you toil away in solitude while others congregate towards their well-tracked careers.
Therefore, you should only do it if you’re truly serious about the endeavor. And fortunately, you don’t have to go at it alone. Join the Entrepreneurship Club. We are here to support founders, joiners, and explorers.
Founders – we have your back with resources and knowledge from a long lineage of successful HBS entrepreneurs.
Joiners – there is an endless list of incredible HBS-affiliated startups for you to join, and they could use your help to make it to the next stage of growth.
Explorers – you’re not yet sure what you want to be. That’s totally okay. You have time, and the E-Club is here to help you figure out your next move.
Whatever you decide, I hope you have the courage to do one thing: start. Start now.
Create a list of ideas that you’re passionate about off the top of your head. Downselect to two or three that seem the most interesting to you.
Then start talking to customers. Don't worry about whether the idea is valuable or not yet. What matters is getting started and learning to ask the right questions. You’ll be taking the first and most important step in your journey to become a founder or joiner. I hope this is the first of many steps towards leaving your unique impact on the world. E-Club will be with you along every step of the way.
Prior to coming to HBS, Frederick Daso (MBA ’25) was a Senior Contributor to Forbes for five years covering early-stage startups from pre-seed to Series B, and a product manager at an early-stage tech startup. Currently, he serves as a Venture Fellow in General Catalyst’s Venture Fellow program, and hopes to become a VC after HBS.
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