As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects.
In 1994, Jeff Bezos famously spotted a stat that made him leave his high-paying PE job to start Amazon:
💡 The Internet was growing 2300% per year.
What are the generation-defining stats of today?
I'll post a few to kick things off...
7 years ago today I got a call from my boyfriend at the time, saying my dad had fallen whilst doing house maintenance and hurt his head. I had no idea how bad the situation, so decided to drive from uni back home to make sure things were ok, expecting to be there for 2-3 days.
6 years ago I joined a 20-person startup.
I wanted to quit after my first week, but I didn't.
Now our company is worth over $1B and has 200+ employees.
Here's what I've learned about succeeding at a startup: