Yes, during hiring in the early stage of our startup. My mistake was that I fully trust to people that I hire and did not consider any test of their knowledge etc. and after that, I had serious struggles with them.
oh, definitely. it's not just one, but i've repeated many mistakes. take overcommitting, for instance. i've said yes to too many things, overestimated my bandwidth, and underdelivered, more than once.
you see, we're creatures of habit. sometimes, we need to run into the same wall, again and again, to realize there might be another path. it's not about avoiding mistakes but about learning, adapting, and growing through them.
mistakes aren't the enemy. complacency is. repeating a mistake doesn't mean you're failing, it means you're pushing, experimenting, seeking the edges. overcommitting has taught me valuable lessons in time management, prioritization, and the power of saying no.
so yes, i've made the same mistake twice, thrice even. each time, i've learned, iterated, improved. the path to success is littered with mistakes and that's just part of the adventure. keep making, keep breaking, keep iterating.
Yes, I'd say with my t-shirt business, there were two instances. The first one was when I was in my early teens and thought of launching a cool online store. It did relatively well, but I wasn't well-equipped to handle any business cycles at that time. Later, I decided to give it another try, but unfortunately, it failed again. This time, the production-to-profit ratio didn't align with the amount of time I was investing in the business.