My honest reflections after failing to build a startup the past 3 years

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:54 Lessons Learned from Failure
01:32 The Evolution of Startup Culture
02:09 The Reality of Entrepreneurship
03:24 Balancing a Day Job and a Startup
04:10 The Importance of Financial Stability
07:05 Finding Your Entrepreneurial Type
08:56 Progress and Reflection

[YourAverageTechBro]

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[nyasha_sam]

Bro, this really hit me hard. Two years ago, I left my job and went all in. I also love building products, I believe it's my calling too. Even though I've failed with all the startups and products I've built. If I would do it again I'd definitely do it over and over again. I love it. My recent startup failed, currently getting into the job market again, but I've gain so much valuable skills and insights. I was a non-technical founder and now, I am able to build fully functional product using low code tools. So, I'm always going to be creating products and putting them into the world, and hopefully one day a product that I build will be useful to some people.

Thanks for sharing this :)

[journeytothevoid]

Recently got kicked from my startup. I didn’t have enough tangible skills and my cofounder chastised me for it. Unfortunately i lived with that cofounder. I am going to move out and try again while building the actual tangible skills.

[hassanjaved]

Thanks man, your message and experiences are something I can relate to and I am keeping in mind as I embark on my own SaaS projects. Would continue to follow your journey and wish you good luck.

[christian_vega]

Really appreciate the vulnerability and transparency here man. You are definitely not a failure, the only failure is never trying in the first place 💪

[darius-nagy]

I started my entrepreneurial journey about a year ago and, man, this is so relatable 😅

I didn’t launch any product yet because I feel like I don’t have any knowledge about what to build, maybe you felt the same, a while ago 😁

[mikebranc]

This is super inspiring. Awesome to hear from someone who hasn’t made it quite yet but is going to get there. Appreciate you taking the time to make this video.

[BehindTheFilm]

Very genuinely inspired right now. I know you may have had some doubts with 'rambling' too much, but it didn't feel like that from my perspective at all.

Love the different archetypes of entrepreneurs you called out. I've always noticed that as well. I'm a bit in between the first and the second you mentioned, where I see problems to solve and opportunities everywhere—regardless of whether I know the industry well or not—but more often than not, I find myself gravitating toward niches I'm intimately familiar with.

Super glad I found you! Let me know if you ever feel like connecting. Keep up the awesome persistence 👊🏼

[healthbarsarchive]

I love the ending part. Good luck to us struggling founders.

[joyfullencounters]

as someone almost 6 months into the journey, i feel this :") haha

going into it knowing it is hard & actual going through and realizing it is much harder is a very real feeling

[ashosaurus]

based. love the positive outlook and healthy connection to your ambitions - absolute inspiration.

[ondrej]

The success rate of co-founders with side hustle is 40% higher for people who kept their day job in the beginning.

[turoczy_]

You captured this modern day desire to "do a startup" perfectly. Startup mythology and hustleporn are real.

[Christopher-N]

Thank you for this video. This really resonates with me at my current spot in my builder journey. Running Reddit Ads and getting decent CTR, but no sign-ups. You begin to feel like you are flushing money down the toilet. I keep refining my paywall message, but no luck.

[Lanesplittergarage]

I think the term successful needs to be re-evaluated. I think being able to do what you enjoy most is more than what a lot of people can say. Good work mate!

[carsonfranklin]

Dude! In the same position. Thanks for posting!!

[CodeZakk]

yeah! you are correct but now a days most people create saas and something like that to make a living(its harder to find tech job ever before). thanks for the video!!

[valentineyquem]

Your content is exquisite mate, keep building cool stuff!

[CharlesEugeneLoubao]

I havent watched your recent videos but this is a great reflection/video essay on entrepreneurship. Lots of valuable insights

[sun-ship]

Nice to hear from someone on this stage of the game