How many years of experience did you have before starting your own business?

Started in college during undergrad. Major learning was that passion plays a key role towards running your own business. Starting early has numerous advantages. Failing fast, learning from it & being patient would be the key since when you are younger you did expect faster outputs while succeding in markets take time. Experience helps with bringing in knowledge which can reduce numbers of failures & how you process it

No time like the present. I started my first business at 16 - Landscaping. I quickly gained customers and learned that it wasn't for me - I wasn't passionate about the industry, so the excitement waned quickly. My next venture became the largest job board in Western Canada. With this business, I was excited about what we were building, wanted to get to know our customers better, and was driven to find product/market fit. I've had the good fortune to build a few successful businesses, yet I learned much more from the ones that didn't work. When do I need to lean into the problem? When do I need to quit? How do I surround myself with the right people? You learn much more when things go wrong because the pressure forces you to take inventory and review. My take - Ship it!

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I started my first without having any experience. It eventually had to shut down.The one i am starting currently is with 5 years of development experience .

5 years for me

4 years

I started my first company when I was 18, with zero experience. I learned it all along the way

I started playing around with personal projects and businesses when I was around 25, so I guess I had about 2 or 3 years of experience working for a company.

none. i had zero experience. i learned everything on the fly. fortunately i had 2 friends that had experience. i ended up becoming our pseudo CEO, only because i worked harder, and was more desperate

Hi, i have 4+ years of experience when I start my affordable SEO services agency.