I’ve been thinking about this question for years, mostly because I’ve watched some genuinely smart ideas crash and burn while absolute nonsense somehow makes millions. And every time it happens, people online say the same thing. “Great idea, bad timing.” Or my favorite, “The market wasn’t ready.” Which is a nice way of saying, nobody cared enough to pay.
I once tried to help a...
I used to think successful startups had some secret Notion template or a WhatsApp group with billionaires giving daily advice. Turns out… nope. After hanging around founders, scrolling way too much startup Twitter, and watching a couple of friends burn through savings like it’s Diwali, year one success looks way less glamorous and way more awkward.
Honestly, the first year is mostly confusion. But the...