Mostly interested in hearing from those who have succeeded multiple times. For those who have launched and produced profitable companies. How important was knowing the right people, how important was having money. How did you meet the right people and how did you get the money you needed.
(Anyone can say anything but please if all you’re gonna say is work hard and eat your green vegetables. It’s pointless.)
People start side hustles that become businesses all the time so of course you can without either.
I started with a chunky vision, no connections or money and then got them. I went to an event and met the CEO of big company that gave us our first clients and travelled around networking, pitch events and meeting investors to raise money.
Most of the time you need them (I needed debt to start out) and having a network and money is a huge head start but people do it all the time without either.
Entrepreneurship best practices I always find a nightmare because everyone has such a different journey. There are no rules!
You can get the odd good advice but it’s like asking how someone won the lottery (maybe a bit more mathematical than that but the point is what works for someone rarely can be applied to another persons business/situation).