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Written by: Brad FeldArticle Overview: Every day I get emails from people working on new startups. I'm continually amazed at how many of them come from their existing corporate email address.
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Every day I get emails from people working on new startups. I'm continually amazed at how many of them come from their existing corporate email address.
There are lots of quick reasons I can think of why this is a bad idea.
Your company owns your email. Theoretically, everything you write in email is owned by your company.
Your boss reads your email. Especially if you suddenly quit to start a new company.
You use Microsoft Office and don't know how to turn off auto-complete. C'mon - you've accidentally sent an email to someone you didn't mean to because of auto-complete.
It's weird for me to get an email from joe@bigco saying "starting a new company" - it makes me think that you aren't that serious.
I could come up with lots more. It's so simple to get a free gmail (or yahoo, or hotmail) email account. Be bold - take the plunge.
Read this article in Brad's blog.
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About the Author: Brad Feld RSS for Brad's articles - Visit Brad's website Brad Feld is currently a Managing Director at Mobius Venture Capital and has been with the firm since 1996. Prior to Mobius, Brad founded Feld Technologies, which was sold to AmeriData Technologies in 1993, where he became Chief Technology Officer. Brad currently serves on the boards of a number of private companies, including Atreus, Comergent, ePartners, FeedBurner, Gold Systems, Judy's Book, Klocwork, NewsGator, Quova, Rally Software, and StillSecure. In addition, he is on the board of The National Center for Women & Information Technology, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, and The Colorado Conservation Trust. Brad has previously been a member of the board of directors of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and founded the Boston and Colorado chapters. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Click here to visit Brad's website Facebook Email Sucks Would You Want It If It Were Free Building Entrepreneurial Communities is a 20 year journey Dont Adjust My EBITDA Why Do People Find Email So Difficult To Deal With |
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