I wish someone had told me how much time it would take. I was so naive when I started my company, thinking that it would be easy to get off the ground and make a name for myself. What I didn't realize until later is that there's so much work involved in building a business and so many things that can go wrong. I'm grateful for my experience now, but if I could go back and tell myself something about starting a company, it would be: "Don't expect things to go smoothly. And if you had to pivot... PIVOT!"
I updated more options based on popular demand. I have to be honest, for me, its the entrepreneurship which wakes me up every single day. I enjoy the challenges thrown and I get motivated immensely when we achieve the small victories. But its the success which is what I think about every day.
What is it for you? 1. Finances
2. Success
3. Personal impact if it fails
4. Scaling the startup
5. How to survive
6. Family Please feel to add if there is a new reason
I've heard varying opinions on this and have my own thoughts but I'd love to hear multiple sides of the argument from the community! While you're here, you can find me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/benlkatz
currently building a daily newsletter aimed towards people who scroll on social media every morning. instead of waking up to chaotic feeds, how much nicer would it be to learn something cool in <5 minutes before you fully wake up and get out of bed? (quotidianlearning.substack.com) idk if my newsletter has a large audience and if it does, what's the best way to expand my reach?
