We are all aspirational. The same applies to a team of developers. Most want to work on shiny things, technologies, and features. But the sad reality is that a customer gives a flying fuck happening under the hood. They need a product which should behave/work as promised. They are paying and using it. It creates …
Category Archives: startups
customer love
Building business requires real connection unless you are into raise burn and repeat zone. A sustainable, profitable business takes time. It requires hard work, luck, and customer love. We have been building Taghash for the last seven years, and customers’ word of mouth has worked for us. Our customers are our evangelists. We are honest …
team
We keep forgetting that an organization exists because of the team. It’s the team that makes or breaks an organization. As a leader, you are not just a cheerleader but also a trendsetter. You have to act well. You want others to follow up and look upon you. The guiding principle has to be set …
Soul
Every business has it’s soul that makes it tick.One thing that is it’s unique USP. It can be their unique product offerings or how they put customers above rest. Your organization’s soul gets emitted outward, and every team member has it embedded in them by default. We have online ghost kitchens and food delivery apps. …
tribe
A successful founder creates a tribe and leaves a legacy.The real wealth benefits everybody, not just founders.We have numerous books dedicated to building successful startups. Very few founders talk about treating humans above the stock price.And even less on values and radical openness. A company is built by it’s people. Building a successful enterprise requires …
itch
Most innovation happens out of the itch. Be it Archimedes or Newton. It all happened out of their curiosity. There was no Twitt3er orVCs pay them the incentive or price for it. They were curious and went on to change the world. Our modern-day world has changed our outlook toward everything. We are more dependent …
Growth
Building a product requires pain and people that willing to pay for it. With time we grew and added more features with customer insights. All we had were customers, developers, and I did support calls. We got lucky to be working with customers and getting insights. Our growth happened with customers connecting us to more …
Creation
Creation requires absolute dedication and sincerity. We cannot just outsource it to someone. As visionaries, many founders were hands-on, like Steve Jobs. They went through the fine-grained details. It is like the vision getting molded like Van Gogh’s Potato Eaters or Michelangelo’s David. The patience needs to be there. In the era of copycats, we …
founders
Building a startup and raising a child has similarity. You have to nurture both till the end. In the last few years’ crazy funding rounds, we rewrote all the definitions. A founder ended up becoming a celebrity rather than a builder. The incentives ended up being on Forbes or at some conferences. As a result, …
CCC
In my limited learning, building an organization has three levers. Company: The first and foremost is the company itself. It is the founders, team, and principles with which the company exists. This lever defines or provides oxygen to the company. In most occasions, the company make or break because of it. Customers: Build your company …