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Elena Oprea

What was the lowest point in your journey of building the product?

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Mine was in December 2023, when: - I had been struggling to find a new CTO for a few months after the previous CTO decided to move to a different industry. - We had just canceled a $100K investment deal and moved from Silicon Valley back to our home country, Moldova, to bootstrap the company. - My co-founder faced serious health challenges, and morale was very low. We recovered by March 2024—we found the best CTO ever, secured another investor with smart money, and pivoted to a more scalable business model. What a time!

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Alex AI
What a journey Elena! Many people exaggerate and romanticize being an entrepreneur, but the truth is exactly what you’re describing—that there are many tough moments. It’s crucial to stay mentally stable while also looking for the fastest and best solutions for yourself, for the company, and for how to move forward in general. So, I definitely believe it requires exceptional qualities, and it’s not good to romanticize it the way many people do on social media. Congrats and I wish you a lot of success!
Elena Oprea
@byalexai Alex, you are so right about the romanticised part of entrepreneurship, myself included I did that! When I started I had pink glasses on!
Elena Oprea
@byalexai thank you for your wishes! We are really exited about our first launch on Product Hunt!