Galgano

Jewelry seller Galgano is contending with an income drop, too.

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

A gentleman called Galgano, long time made sute to Madonna Minoccia: her husband sir Stricca (not knowing the same) diuers times praised and commended Galgano, by reason whereof, in the absence of her husband, she sent for him, and yelded herself vnto him, tellinge him what wordes her husband had spoken of him, and for recompence he refused to dishonest her.

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

Ali Galgano, who transitioned from a corporate recruiter role at firms such as Goldman Sachs to a seller of unique costume jewelry, has to cope with another type of issue: being isolated for long stretches of time.

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

Ali Galgano, owner of Charm & Chain, poses with some of her costume jewelry.

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

Galgano works around this by making lists of things she wants to accomplish and by having an "advisory board of people who are smarter and more accomplished than I am."

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

Galgano and others who go it alone have to force self-discipline upon themselves in order to be successful.

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

Elvin, Galgano and the Five0 founders made the tough decision to venture out on their own.

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

"It's a lot easier to get distracted now," Galgano says.

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

Galgano mainly runs her Charm & Chain online jewlry venture (online at charmandchain. com) out of a New York City studio apartment.

From corporation to start-up: Who is going to fix the printer? 2009

It was built by monks from the nearby San Galgano Abbey in the early thirteenth century.

Delizia! John Dickie 2008