At the point when things were supposed to start stabilizing, I chose the hardest path. I am about to leave one of the companies that everyone agrees is one of the best tech companies in the world. Just wanna give myself a boost at this moment.
Over six months ago, when @Aileen_Narra approached me to start a business together, we hit it off right away, but I thought she was joking. I never expected that we would actually make Narra happen and come this far. None of the members in our team have entrepreneurial experience and each of us has been figuring things out as we go. We've listened to a lot of advice, moving from blindly trusting others to understanding what to listen to and what to filter out. We went from feeling proud and thinking everything was going smoothly to taking many, many detours along the way, having many arguments and conflicts, solving problems every day, and gradually adapting to the reality that entrepreneurship is a 24/7 commitment. It forces you to become a versatile "hexagonal warrior." You can't expect others to do the work for you. As a co-founder, you can only hold yourself accountable. But fortunately, through every argument, we have slowly built a cohesive team and strengthened our shared belief in moving forward together.
Starting a business is really hard—much harder than I imagined. Every day, you're facing the hundreds of rejections, and I finally understand why people say resilience is one of the most important traits for an entrepreneur, because if you persist, you might just seize an opportunity for a breakthrough. In this process, you need to figure out how to fundraise and how to make money, or else, in a few months, your start-up dies.
At this difficult moment, choosing to leave Google may seem foolish, but I still hope to step out of my comfort zone once again and challenge myself. I believe we will make Narra happen and succeed.
在本該開始趨於穩定的時間點選擇了一條最難走的路。從一家大家都公認是世界上最好的科技公司之一準備離開。就是想在這個時候給自己打打雞血。
大半年前,@Aileen_Narra 找到我說一起創業的時候,我們雖說一拍即合,但我以為她在開玩笑。沒想到之後我們真的把這件事做了起來,走到了今天。我們團隊沒有人有過創業的經歷,每一個人都是摸索,聽了很多意見,從沒有判斷地去相信,到知道什麼該聽,什麼該過濾。從沾沾自喜,自認為一切順利的狀態,到中間走了很多很多彎路,有過很多的爭吵跟矛盾,每天都在解決問題,逐漸適應創業就是7x24,逼迫自己成為六邊形戰士的過程。你不能要求別人,作為co-founder,你只能要求自己,但幸運的是在一次次的argue裡面慢慢凝聚了團隊,堅定大家的信念一起走下去。
創業真的很難,比想像中難太多,你每天都在經歷第一百零一次的拒絕,終於理解為什麼別人說韌性是創業最重要的創始人特質之一,因為你堅持下去,你就可能抓住某一個爆發的機會。在這個過程裡面,你要想辦法融資,想辦法賺錢,不然幾個月後你可能就熬不下去了。
在這個最難的時間點,選擇離開Google,也許很蠢,但是這一次我還是希望再一次走出comfort zone,再一次挑戰自己,我相信我們一定能成。共勉。
When Bitcoin fell from $1,000 to $200, they shouted that crypto was dead.
When Bitcoin dropped from $20,000 to $3,000, they shouted that crypto was dead.
When Bitcoin declined from $60,000 to $17,000, they shouted that crypto was dead.
Now, as Bitcoin retreats from $120,000 to the $100,000 range, they are shouting again.
In every cycle, some people exit the market, some leave in tears, while others laugh in the end.
History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
DYOR.
比特币从1000美金下跌到200美金的时候,他们喊币圈要完。
比特币从20000美金跌到3000美金的时候,他们喊币圈要完。
比特币从60000美金跌到17000美金的时候,他们喊币圈要完。
比特币刚从12万美金刚跌到10万美金区间,他们又开始喊币圈要完。
每一个周期都有人心灰意冷退出市场,每一个周期都有人从从容容、游刃有余。
历史不会重复,但会押韵。
DYOR.
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