Question: What was your biggest challenge in the initial stage of starting your company and why?
Question: What was your biggest challenge in the initial stage of starting your company and why?
Finding Consistency
"Our first year we had one enterprise client and a few different startups as clients. The startups were all run by first-time entrepreneurs and bit unorganized. It was often hard to convince them that continuously improving the product and getting feedback was more effective than fire drills and pivots without feedback. I should have pushed harder for consistency."
@arroyolabs
Being the Visionary
"Once you build your product, the hard work really begins. Having conviction in your idea is one thing, but following through with actions is the scary part. You spend a lot of time building something in secret and have to undergo a shift in attitude in order to put it all out there and prove it works."
@ALIGNEDSIGNS
Making a Name for Your Business
"For me, it was gaining the trust of my clients. Why should they work with me versus someone who’s already an established name in the legal sector? To an extent, I think that most startups experience this. You're a wild-card; an unknown. You might be great to work with, but since you aren't an established brand, you could also be a catastrophe waiting to happen."
@steven_buchwald
Taking/Explaining the Risk
"Coming from a conservative family, my parents especially believed it was important to choose a conservative profession. They wanted me to work an office job and build a steady income. When I had told them I wanted to start a new company, I was met with resistance, but in the end they understood my decision and accepted it."
@suprexlearning
