Cecilie Willer, business psychology advisor, coach and founder of the company Today.io
Calling All Researchers: You Don’t Have to Stop Seeing Your Kids to Become an Entrepreneur An alternative is needed to the narrative of the all-sacrificing entrepreneur who sets aside everything else in favour of the business. Having a balanced life actually improves your performance – and, in fact, there are more similarities between researchers and entrepreneurs than you might think, according to business psychology advisor and coach, Cecilie Willer. Written by Sebastian Kjær
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hours a week. At least. No family parties, that goes without saying. And then you must just kick ass and hustle your way to hypergrowth. You may suffer from stress or a stomach ulcer along the way, but then, once the startup has
become a success, you can order your well-deserved Porsche. The narrative of the all-sacrificing entrepreneur is alive and kicking. And it can seem a far cry from the safe environment at university that researchers and students are asked to leave to turn their research into a business. “At the university there is quite a lot
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