What’s the hardest part of growing a startup?

Thanks for the question @roy_outgrow I think the most exciting part of any business is making first $1000. You will be able to validate your Product Market Fit (PMF) and see which of your hypotheses work and which do not work. And then the hardest part is changing your mindset and more importantly your organization as you scale and grow your team, from 1 to 10, from 10 to 50, from 50 to 100, from 100 to 200, from 200 to 500, and so on. You might have previous experience doing that from your previous startup, but there's always something you need to learn to do differently. And this is the most exciting and usually hard part of startups for me.

it's having to compete with companies that has already established their brand. you just have to keep on going bro and never give up because hard work pays off.

The hardest thing is the time frame between the investment and getting enough returns to pay all the operating expenses. In this time frame you have to maximise the performance in the least budget. Alzheimer’s Care Chandler

Just to add that it is very hard to find a startup mission, e.g. what is it actually been built for :)

I definitely agree with the first 100 users struggle! For me, the hardest part is to ensure the retention of those users

Convincing the Audience, i believe so!

To me marketing is the biggest challenge, especially if you're a technical profile.

Other than the legal stuff and the finances. I find it difficult to reach out to customers who are willing to buy the product

Previous comments about legal aspects, getting the first 100 users, and finding product-market fit are brilliant. I would only add the important and hard part that is building the right team.