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Sharath Kuruganty

What has most surprised you about founding a startup?

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Andrew E
1. The difficulty of finding cofounders who don't already have a business 2. The battle between building for now and building for the future 3. The amount of time that's wasted discussing things that don't matter 4. Just how many people don't get why anyone would do it, lol 5. The lack of VC reviews from vetted founders 6. The number of successful startups with incredibly basic products and no competitive barriers
Sachin Sinha
Starting something is not the hardest part, making it work is actually tougher.
Alex Harris
@sacin13 this!
Raunak Patel
@sacin13 100%!
Deepak Kumar Prabakaran
When I started, like years ago with my first startup, I strongly believed having a good product is the most important thing to be successful but I realized while it is still important, not really the deciding factor. What matters is relationship building, community-building, and being smart with GTM.
Stephany Dionysio
@deepak09 this is exactly what I think... I've seen so many good products dying out of starvation
Janinah
@deepak09 @stzdio this ^ Community & relationships = business success key
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Ervinn Tangco
The never ending dilemma between building what people want vs. Building what people need.
ronsheridan
How truly challenging the "getting it started" phase would be.
Jonathan Massabni
When done with the right purpose, results come in quicker than expected
Jessie
@jonathanm šŸ™Œ
Goutham
Learnt that the journey is quite long. And often collaboration helps you play this game even longer than having to compete with other startups.
Connor Jewiss
Really interesting to read so may people's takes. For me, I'd say how founding something can come out of nowhere, especially in regard to a side project!
Nataliya Karatkova
how much marketing should be involved
Gaurav verma
It's a marathon.
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