Doing stuff that has not been done before is freaking hard (but also fun when it works out). The hardest thing is you're not sure if you're headed in the right direction. Here is a list of harsh realities to let you know you're not necessarily going in the wrong direction:
- Being a start-up founder is not the glamorous occupation outsiders make it to be
- There are no guarantees, silver bullets, recipes for success...
- Everything Takes Twice As Long...If It Even Happens (No such thing as an overnight success)
- The road of an entrepreneur is often travelled alone (Your Friends And Family Won't Understand What You Do)
- Your First Iteration of an Idea Will Be Wrong (and you'll be wrong again)
- Titles Mean Nothing. You Will Be a Janitor
- Customers Will Frustrate You
- You Can't Do It All Yourself (but are responsible for all of it no matter who does it)
- Building A Team Is Hard
- There Are Forces Outside Your Control
- Success and Failures are intertwined