Last Thursday, I pitched for ₦10 million, and I lost. It was a winner takes all type of competition so I walked away with nothing.
What’s funny is that if you follow me, you could easily think I win every competition I enter.
It’s natural for me to post the wins but what rarely makes it to the internet are the applications that get rejected, and the pitch competitions I don’t win.
Building a startup means getting comfortable with both outcomes.
You celebrate the wins when they come. And when they don’t, you review the feedback, improve where you can, and move on to the next opportunity.
I’ve won some competitions, I’ve lost some but my biggest flex is that I’ve won more than I’ve lost 🫢.