what were your general emotions when you started? did you feel anxious, lost, excited, or a mix? how did you cope when you didn't know what you were doing yet?
what was your experience like in the early stages of building?
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Excited, i was day dreaming the whole time. what do you mean with cope? anyway when i feel confused i just start going in a direction, its not important if right or wrong. cause if its right than good, im a step closer to may goal, and if wrong then also good, now i know what shouldn’t do and im a step closer to may goal.
It’s hard work and hairy!
Scared as hell. I went from a great income to zero income by choice. All I knew was that I didn’t want to work for others anymore.
Almost lost everything in the first year. It’s a massive transition going from employee to business owner.
But you get to see what you’re actually made of.
I don’t think people would start a business if they knew what they would have to endure to build a successful company.
There aren’t many rules in building a company. There’s no one telling you what to do, and everyone else looks like they have it figured out.
My advice: stop consuming business books and videos. Don’t watch marketing content or seek advice from the internet.
Pick one thing and go sell it. All the learning on how to build a business will come from the daily actions you take that get you into the right conversations.
It’s like being job hunting on the daily basis. It’s very exhausting, lonely and you don’t know if ever you’ll have a pay. You can last months without a project. You are constantly struggling and people will feel free to judge you. It’s not about hard work. It’s about taking risks by trying so many different things. It’s about breaking your comfort zone. It’s about remaining hopeful in a hopeless life
Am 23 and being in the Kenyan space you are either a hoe or pimpimg the hoe
More stress, less money and took out debt to start the business. I wouldn’t say it’s for the faint hearted but if you’re clever and don’t make mistake risk taking for gambling then it’s totally worth it. I decided to job hop and keep absorbing knowledge before finally taking the leap (10 years in the industry) but you’ll know when the time is right.