The tricky part is that it’s easy to miss when that belief isn’t fully there.
You start getting distracted too quickly. You second-guess your direction. And slowly, without noticing, you stop trusting yourself.
I think one of the hardest things for first-time founders is simply believing in what they’re building.
It’s one thing to build something when you��ve done it before, or when you have VC backing and external validation. But when you’re bootstrapped, there’s no safety net.
The only thing you really have to stand on is your own belief.
And that’s where a bit of delusion becomes necessary. You have to believe your product is great, that it can succeed, and that you’re the one who can make it happen.