How To Quit Your Corporate Job & Start Your Own Company

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ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category

Business & Technology

Event Overview

This class will be about everything you need to know about quitting your job. From the actual process of quitting and what to expect after the first year of being on your own.

The type of people who will benefit from this class are people who are contemplating quitting their job, or just looking at different alternatives. Even if you like your job, but just curious what is out there - this class is for you.

At the conclusion of the class, you will learn:

The proper way to quit your job (Do's and Dont's)
How to build a professional network that can support your venture
Lessons learned from being on your own for the first year
Any detail related to quitting

Minimum age

All ages welcome

Prerequisites

The only pre-req is that you read this short post I wrote earlier this year: http://robbieabed.com/fire-me-i-beg-you/

It will give a good idea of my speaking style.

Cancellation Policy
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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST

Robbie is currently the CTO of Technori and has been embedded in the Chicago community for a few years.

Robbie Abed is a digital native, who is known for leading complex Global IT Projects & Teams as a Part Time CTO.

He has over 8 years of extensive IT consulting experience specializing in software development and project management for startups & many fortune 100 clients.

Robbie quit his cushy job in January 2012 to do his own thing

EXPERIENCE REVIEWS

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    Dana L.
    Reviewed on 06/13/13

    This was a fantastic class that covered a lot of concerns everyone had for starting or continuing on their own ventures and leaving their 9-5 world behind. Robbie told a funny story of his career path and how he came to leave his work, including the emotional roller coaster along the way.

    My only critique is that his story can't apply to every scenario, or even many scenarios. He left his career only to end up in a very similar field and with a different, semi-established company. He also had a wife at the time of leaving his job, and was able to piggy-back on her company's health insurance while he was unemployed. For us solo entrepreneurs who were attending this class to address these same fears (health insurance, total change in field, having enough funds, etc.), we were left a little empty handed.

    That said, there was plenty of universal advice too, especially on networking, which is crucial for any person in any business. I left with a ton of notes and many things to consider. I also subscribed to his newsletter after to further get an understanding of his networking techniques. He also personally responded to my thank-you email after the class and offered to meet for a chat later, which I haven't taken him up on yet, but I plan to!

    Overall, I highly recommend this class, even if you're not thinking of leaving your job. The networking advice alone is worth it.

    This was a fantastic class that covered a lot of concerns everyone had for starting or continuing on their own ventures and leaving their 9-5 world behind. Robbie told a funny story of his career path and how he came to leave his work, including the emotional roller coaster along the way.

    My only critique is that his story can't apply to every scenario, or even many scenarios. He left his career only to end up in a very similar field and with a different, semi-established company. He also had a wife at the time of leaving his job, and was able to piggy-back on her company's health insurance while he was unemployed. For us solo entrepreneurs who were attending this class to address these same fears (health insurance, total change in field, having enough funds, etc.), we were left a little empty handed.

    That said, there was plenty of universal advice too, especially on networking, which is crucial for any person in any business. I left with a ton of notes and many things to consider. I also subscribed to his newsletter after to further get an understanding of his networking techniques. He also personally responded to my thank-you email after the class and offered to meet for a chat later, which I haven't taken him up on yet, but I plan to!

    Overall, I highly recommend this class, even if you're not thinking of leaving your job. The networking advice alone is worth it.

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