Running a startup is not easy. I have been building Taghash for over six years and am lucky to have Krishna with me. We didn’t have a smooth sail. I felt like adding some learning to our journey. I call it the founder’s curse because as a founder, we don’t get everything.
- A founder’s job is lonely at the top.
- Founders are responsible for all the failures.
- The success gets distributed among all.
- A founder has no personal or professional life. They are 24/7 in their startup.
- Find a partner who understands this. Else stay unmarried or single.
- Your team and customers are more important than anyone else. Treat them all with care.
- Avoid media, press, or glitz. Focus on building business.
- Stay away from taking advice from any random stranger or folks. You live 24/7 in the journey. You understand the pain more than anyone else.
- Spend time on personal well-being. Pick yoga, running, dancing, or whatever keeps you energized.
- Disappear from the world, rejuvenate, read, plan and ideate.
- Find mentors in front of whom you are naked, who will not judge you or laugh at your vulnerabilities.