Running a startup is such a rollercoaster. You have to be a bit crazy to endure. Here are just a few examples out of many over the years:
π€ Covid hit, competitors go multi-channel, we feel stuck.
π€© We get approached by a different vertical leader and exit in 6 months.
π€ I bootstrapped my 2nd biz, but it became capital-intensive.
π€© We get into an accelerator and raise $800K angel round.
π€© We became the SaaS of 2022 (together with ChatGPT, Miro, Canva).
π€ Big platform goes after us.
π€ Before a major refactor, my chief engineer goes on maternity leave.
π€© But we managed to train a perfect crew to take us to the next stage.
π€ We can't hit a single target.
π€© We closed an enterprise deal.
π€ Enterprise deal gets sacked due to no fault of ours.
π€© We now know how to do it, so we repeated the deal.
π€ With AI, the market becomes a "red ocean."
π€© We focus on our craft. Business is growing faster than ever.
Layer immigration on top of this: π·πΈ > π¦πΉ > π·πΈ > π¨π¦ > πΊπΈ personal updates, and I am not sure I'd do it all over. But now that I am here... f* it. Let's go! π