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ShahZaib

What's stopping you from becoming a first-time founder?

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Viktar Patotski
For long time I was blocked by fear of financial instability. Now, when I've build my own emergency fund and a little bit of wealth to keep engine running I'm ready to dive into founding.
ShahZaib
@xp_vit I am rooting for you, Viktar.
Abhinav Unnam
- Marketing & gaining traction! Difficult for pure tech people - For Non-Tech folks, it might be not knowing right engineers or understanding complexity of their technology and what can be done - Life in general, foundership needs support and some risk, not everyone might be in the same state in life!
ShahZaib
@abhinav_unnam1 You have summarized so well almost every aspect of why the majority of tech people and non-tech folks do not dare to become founders.
Elena Tsemirava
Not anymore, because I became a founder. Before, I thought I didn’t know enough, and that my product just wouldn’t be needed by anyone.
ShahZaib
@elenat Yes, you overcame all the hurdles and became a founder.
Nicholas Alexander Green
Launching is also a big challenge, especially getting that initial user traction. Even with great tech, you need to figure out marketing, messaging, partnerships etc. to get the flywheel spinning. It's definitely a whole other skill set beyond just building something cool!