Anthony Obiako

Executive Director@ WULUS Group. Supporting customers through statewide long-term supply-related contracts

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

Cape verde. Maximum respect!

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Just being consistently optimistic and having a positive outlook is 90% of the battle when building a startup.

The kind where everything���s on fire and you still say “we're just getting started”. Because most founders lose because they burn out, stop believing, and stop giving it their all.

You’ll launch things nobody cares about.

You’ll have customers cancel and churn.

You'll lose deals you thought were a for sure thing.

You'll have days where you just aren't feeling it.

You'll go months without feeling any big wins.

So if you don’t have some level of irrational belief in what you’re building you probably won’t make it. The odds are just too stacked against you as a founder.

Optimism and the ability to see reasons to be positive when everything is going wrong is a mandatory requirement of building startups.

Keep going and keep building.

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

:) 😀

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Startup founders handling everything themselves:

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Building a startup takes years.

Most people don’t have that kind of patience.

Go longer than they can.

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Building a startup isn’t easy.

Takes longer than you think.
Takes more mistakes than you want.
Takes more grit than you ever expected.

Keep learning, keep adapting, and keep going, you’ll get there.

Just don’t stop.

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

@darrenmarble Thank you for this Darren. This is gold! This happens more often than people talk about.

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

True 👍

[Darren Marble @darrenmarble]

Running a startup is a daily battle of self belief.

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

Thanks for this reminder!

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Make sure to always believe in yourself.

Be your startups biggest cheerleader.

Remind yourself all that you've accomplished.

Tell yourself often that you've got this.

If you won't then who will?

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

True 👍

[Darren Marble @darrenmarble]

Half of the battle of building a startup is your staying power. Plan to grind for years.

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Feel like your startup is failing?

Focus on small wins:
- Find one happy customer
- Reach $10K revenue
- First profitable month
- Grow by 5%

Small goals can help. Just keep going.

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

The game is changing - 38% of startups are bootstrapped by solo founders.

[Darren Marble @darrenmarble]

I’ve been doing this entrepreneur thing for a hot minute now.

At some point in the journey, you realize that things will naturally go wrong every now and then (or even often), but you learn how to solve problems and move on.

It doesn’t matter if you run out of money, lose a client, lose a deal, lose a co-founder, get sued, or worse.

The truth is, it’s all part of the journey.

The key is to overcome each obstacle, almost always through sheer resilience and grit.

The only way you fail is if you quit.

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

If you like learning on the job...

You’re going to absolutely love being a startup founder.

Everyday there's something new to learn.
New problem to figure out.
New fire to put out.

One of the most rewarding jobs you can have if you can handle it.

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

As the 2024 gradually comes to an end, as an enterpreneur, it has been an eventful year with wins, losses and a lot of lessons learnt.
Going into 2025, will like to share more about this journey with people!
#impact

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

BTC @ $100K. Amazing :) 😀
#cryptocurrency #Crypto

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

💯

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

If you think your startup is going to fail or has no chance, it doesn't.

If you think your startup is going to be wildly successful, it will.

The perspective you have has a lot more impact than you may think.

So be positive and go long.

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Write down your startup's top 1-3 priorities.

On a giant white board.

And only focus on making progress there.

Everything else is just a distraction.

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

@Wizarab10 Shut the fuck up. She will win! This is why Nigeria is in a mess. Always supporting wrong stuff!

[Anthony Obiako @ReliableinvLLC_]

Can't wait for this election to be over and done. Tired of seeing all the political posts!