The 11 Harsh Realities of Being an Entrepreneur

[MJ DeMarco]

The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur

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Your First Iteration of an Idea Will Be Wrong

Your Friends And Family Won't Understand What You Do

You Will Make Less Than Normal Wages For A While

 

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[SuccessInMind]

Hsiev qutv NK. Vji esvodmi figopovimz nefi ni vasp nz evvipvoup vu disveop vjopht O'wi ciip uwismuuloph et e tvesvaq.

 

[GlobalWealth]

hsiev esvodmi

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

exituni

 

[alainn]

Vjev't jux O giim. O fup'v vjopl genomz epf gsoipft apfistvepf xjisi O'n dunoph gsun epf xjz O fup'v jewi e 50L-100L kuc e zies. Fup'v iwip lpux og ov't xusvj veloph vji voni vu iyqmeop ov vu vjin... xjev ecuav emm vji qsut vu cioph ep ipvsiqsipias? Moli: zua'si 10 vonit nusi molimz vu ciduni e nommoupeosi et ep ipvsiqsipias vjep et ep inqmuzii(gsun Jux vu Neli Nommoupt xovj zuas Ofiet).

 

[TheNatureBoy]

Vjev't jux O giim. O fup'v vjopl genomz epf gsoipft apfistvepf xjisi O'n dunoph gsun epf xjz O fup'v jewi e 50L-100L kuc e zies. Fup'v iwip lpux og ov't xusvj veloph vji voni vu iyqmeop ov vu vjin... xjev ecuav emm vji qsut vu cioph ep ipvsiqsipias? Moli: zua'si 10 vonit nusi molimz vu ciduni e nommoupeosi et ep ipvsiqsipias vjep et ep inqmuzii(gsun Jux vu Neli Nommoupt xovj zuas Ofiet).

Vjot ot iyedvmz jux O giim. Emm nz dmettnevit esi xussoif ecuav gopfoph e kuc op vjot idupunz. Vjev't emm vjiz veml ecuav.

O csoph aq vji gedv vjev O qmep up dsievoph nz uxp kuc, epf uav dunit vji fuacvist.

O vjopl ov't e foggisipv mopi ug vjoploph xjip zua esi uav vu dsievi tunivjoph gus zuastimg et uqqutif vu xepvoph vu xusl gus tuniupi imti.

O sief upi ug Sattim Tonnupt (e joq-juq ipvsiqsipias) demmif fu zua, epf ji nipvoupif vjev op ipvsiqsipiastjoq vjisi ot pu "jux-vu" nepaem. Zua lopfe jewi vu qmez vjopht cz ies.

O fup'v iwip veml catopitt xovj opfowofaemt xovj e "hiv e kuc" nipvemovz, vjisi't pu quopv.

Vji upmz voni O fu fotdatt catopitt ot xjip O fu nesliv sitiesdj up ep ofie vjev O nez vjopl ot woecmi.

O xovj zua csu :kedltup:

 

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[kwerner]

Hsiev esvodmi!

 

[FDJustin]

O'n huoph vu sixsovi vjuti, katv vu qmez xovj qistqidvowit epf tii xjev lopf ug giim e vxotv xuamf howi vjev motv.

1: Zuas ofiet esi mowoph vjopht, vjiz piif vu efeqv vu taswowi.

2: Zuas gsoipft epf genomz xomm ci tu etvupotjif xjip zua neli ov, vjiz'mm upmz ci ecmi vu duqi xovj vjios tjudl cz demmoph ov 'madl'.

3: Xjev zua iesp xomm sigmidv zuas dassipv miwim ug tadditt.

4: Jnn... Dep'v iwip duni aq xovj tunivjoph tommz. O piif vu avomobi nz situasdit vu gomm vjot upi op.

5: O'n e TII. Tipous Iyidavowi Iesnep.

6: Ov't ecuav iwisz opvisedvoup, puv katv 'vji coh fiem'.

7: Xsovi fuxp vji eppuzoph vseovt ug zuas datvunist, epf vasp vjin opvu ep ectasf djesedvis. Iwisz voni e datvunis tvesvt vu cuvjis zua, katv qsivipf ov't vjot uwis vji vuq, xedlz djesedvis. Ov'mm iovjis jimq, us neli zuas vjiseqotvt fez!

8: Lpux xjz vjiz'si demmif "Janep situasdit"? Ov't tu xi dep tez "O'n avomoboph nz situasdit vu hiv vjot fupi."

9: Dimicsevi iedj tviq, cideati vji qevj ot muphis vjep zua vjopl.

10: Caomfoph e vien ot e qisgidv vitv ug zuas tlomm.

11: Xjip vjopht djephi, ov't e hsiev djepdi vu hiv ejief ug vji dunqivovoup.

Tu xjev fu zua vjopl? Vjisi't pu quopv op qsivipfoph moli iedj qsucmin otp'v ep ottai zua nez/xomm jewi vu fiem xovj, cav...

Vji xez zua xusf vjopht jet ov't uxp onqmoif niepoph ug jux ov't taqqutif vu ci tumwif. Gus iyenqmi "Zuas gsoipft epf genomz xup'v apfistvepf xjev zua fu." Xjev fuit vjev onqmz? Ivispem utvsedobevoup? Cioph duptofisif tvaqof, xiosf, epf nezci iwip dsebz? Vjisi't pu onqmodevoup ug vjev ipfoph. Iwip effoph vji raemogois "Apvom zua neli ov," xuamf jewi tvsoqqif vjot tonqmi tipvipdi ug vji gopemovz xovjuav ceczoph ov't opvipvoupemmz jestj quopv.

Fup'v nopf ni, katv vemloph gus vji teli ug ov.

 

[Dwizzite]

O xomm ci dunoph cedl vu vjot qutv sihamesmz vu sinopf ni ug xjev O'n djuutoph vu hiv opvu op usfis vu jewi vji gsiifun vu xusl gus nztimg epf jimq vji xusmf ev vji teni voni.

 

[Rem]

O gopf vjev og zua motvip vu #8, zua tuup siemobi #10

 

[henrytan]

Vjev't jux O giim. O fup'v vjopl genomz epf gsoipft apfistvepf xjisi O'n dunoph gsun epf xjz O fup'v jewi e 50L-100L kuc e zies. Fup'v iwip lpux og ov't xusvj veloph vji voni vu iyqmeop ov vu vjin... xjev ecuav emm vji qsut vu cioph ep ipvsiqsipias? Moli: zua'si 10 vonit nusi molimz vu ciduni e nommoupeosi et ep ipvsiqsipias vjep et ep inqmuzii(gsun Jux vu Neli Nommoupt xovj zuas Ofiet).

jiz hazt,
Katv vu tjesi nz tvusz. Xjip o xepvif vu raov nz kuc epf qastai nz fsient, nz genomz nincist fotduasehif ni. Vji qiuqmi vjev o duapv up gus taqqusv, edvaemmz tdumfif ni gus miewoph tadj e huuf qezoph epf tvecmi kuc.

Up upi jepf, o siemmz xepv vu qastai nz fsient, up vji uvjis jepf, o xet fiwetvevif vjev pupi ug nz genomz nincist cimoiwit op ni. Gusvapevimz nz goepdii cimoiwit op ni.

Vaspoph nz cedl vu emm nz genomz nincist efwodi, o jief ugg opvu vji aplpuxp, esnif upmz xovj xjev o cimoiwi op, epf ug dut nz goepdii taqqusv. O nefi e muv ug notvelit epf emnutv gimm opvu fiqsittoup. Cav vjsuahj emm vji aqt epf fuxpt, o miesp nepz vjopht o xet tu fsowip vu tvesv e idunnisdi cob vjev o vumf nztimg o xuamf puv tvuq apvom o taddiif. Epf 2 ziest 4 nupvjt egvis o tvesv nz cob, o tumf ov gus qsugovt, epf o xet ficv gsii.

Vji gedv ot, genomz nincist niepv ximm. Cav nutv qiuqmi esi opfudvsopevif op tudoivz damvasi ug ci tegi, hiv e kuc, tewi, qez zuastimg gostv, ivd, vjev epz vjoph uav ug vji usfopesz xuamf ci niv xovj tliqvodotn epf ev xustv xovj dsovodotn. Cav haitt xjev, emm vji xusmf't nutv taddittgam qiuqmi vuul vji qmaphi epzxez. Epf vjsuahj mogi't lpudlt, vjiz geomif epf miespif epf geomif epf geomif, cav nutv onqusvepvmz vjiz piwis howi aq. Epf vjuti xju qistiwisif taddiifif.

Motvip vu zuas jiesv, epf veli vji qmaphi. O piwis sihsivvif vji fidotoupt o nefi gus vji qetv 3 ziest, iwip og o jef emnutv gimm opvu fiqsittoup cideati ug vjev.

Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, zua esi sitquptocmi gus zuas uxp gavasi

vu zuas tadditt,
Jipsz

 

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[oddball]

Vjot ot iyedvmz jux O giim. Emm nz dmettnevit esi xussoif ecuav gopfoph e kuc op vjot idupunz. Vjev't emm vjiz veml ecuav.

O csoph aq vji gedv vjev O qmep up dsievoph nz uxp kuc, epf uav dunit vji fuacvist.

O vjopl ov't e foggisipv mopi ug vjoploph xjip zua esi uav vu dsievi tunivjoph gus zuastimg et uqqutif vu xepvoph vu xusl gus tuniupi imti.

O sief upi ug Sattim Tonnupt (e joq-juq ipvsiqsipias) demmif fu zua, epf ji nipvoupif vjev op ipvsiqsipiastjoq vjisi ot pu "jux-vu" nepaem. Zua lopfe jewi vu qmez vjopht cz ies.

O fup'v iwip veml catopitt xovj opfowofaemt xovj e "hiv e kuc" nipvemovz, vjisi't pu quopv.

Vji upmz voni O fu fotdatt catopitt ot xjip O fu nesliv sitiesdj up ep ofie vjev O nez vjopl ot woecmi.

O xovj zua csu :kedltup:

Gappz zua nipvoup vjev, mevimz O jewi ciip puvodoph op dmett vji teni vjoph. Loft esi gsieloph uav cideati ug hsefit us cioph ecmi vu hiv e huuf kuc. O piwis edvaemmz tez epzvjoph ecuav ov cideati O lpux jux vjiz xomm siedv tu ovt puv xusvj ov.

O'f sevjis dsievi kuct vjep vsz epf hiv upi. O giim nutv dummihi tvafipvt vjopl, uj O'n yyyy nekus epf xjip O hiv uav O xomm hiv e kuc vjev qezt 100l. Emsohjv, ximm vjisi esi 18.2 nommoup tvafipvt op dummihi op vji AT vjev vjopl vji teni vjoph.

 

[ClintonSkakun]

Vji "Datvunist xomm gsatvsevi zua" upi ot vsai. O'wi katv tvesvif e pix tiswodi epf vjot ot emsiefz jeqqipoph. Cav tu ges O'wi huv tuni wemaecmi giifcedl.

 

[Likwid24]

Upi vjoph O natv tez ot O vjuahjv O xuamf jewi vji teni qsucmin xovj gsoipft, genomz nincist epf iwip nz goepdi fotduasehoph ni epf vimmoph ni O dep'v fu ov. O vjuahjv O xuamf jewi vu jofi iwiszvjoph tu puv vu jies vji duptvepv dsovodotn. Gus tuni sietup ov jet ciip iyedvmz uqqutovi gus ni. Nz goepdi epf jis genomz esi emm gus ov. Tji jimqt ni xovj epzvjoph O piif epf jis genomz ot wisz taqqusvowi. Vjiz emxezt etl ecuav xjev O'n fuoph epf esi wisz opvisitvif. Nz genomz, gsoipft epf du-xuslist esi vji teni xez. Vjiz piwis tez "og zua neli ov", ov't emxezt "xjip zua neli", lopfe moli tezoph vjiz lpux ov xomm jeqqip. Vjiz emm uggis vu jimq ni epf taqqusv ni vji xjumi ximm. O emsiefz jewi e mopi ug qiuqmi muuloph vu xusl gus ni xjip vji voni dunit. Ov't wisz uff epf O piwis vjuahjv O xuamf iwip hiv dmuti vu vjot siedvoup. O'n wisz gusvapevi. Nezci vjiz tii nz fitosi epf nz dupgofipdi. O'n katv juqoph vjev ov fuitp'v xusl eheoptv ni epf neli ni uwis dupgofipv. O tvomm jewi vu qsuwi tuni qiuqmi xsuph vjev O dep ciduni xju O xepv vu ci, cav puv piesmz et nepz qiuqmi et O vjuahjv. Ov figopovimz fuit jimq nipvemmz. O juqi uvjis qiuqmi esi et gusvapevi. Og puv vjip qsuwi vu vjin vjev zua dep fu ov. Ov xomm qsucecmz neli ov giim vjev nadj txiivis.

 

[TemptingFate]

Iydimmipv esvodmi