Chang, president of New Focus Inc. in Santa Clara, California, a manufacturer of laser research telecommunications photomic equipment that he founded in 1990, became a consultant in launching new businesses after a 15-year career as a senior research engineer at Northrop Aircraft. Although he was successful, he was not happy with his job or his career, and when a friend asked him to help launch a new company in the laser communications industry, he decided to take the risk. Taking a job that you enjoy or putting your career onto a track that you want is. Once his start-up became successful, Chang started helping other engineers start their own companies. For him, a strong prospect for a business starts with a product idea based on good technology.
Technology is necessary but by itself is an insufficient condition for success.
To succeed, a business also needs a strong business plan. That, however, is not hard to create. Chang outlines two basic business plans, which depend on the size of the market for the idea. Perhaps the most famous company to literally start in a garage was Hewlett-Packard. Its two founders started the company to make a superior oscillator.