Okay, I just got investment from the largest and most reputable VC in my country.
As part of the deal, I will have access to around 1000 large companies. Basically VC can just call these companies and have them try/buy my product. So this really is a golden ticket. The VC money I am getting is also a pretty size-able amount.
This is a pre-seed round, my product is still at ideation phase. What I am looking to develop is basically airtable.com competitor, but much easier to use, more geared toward small/medium enterprises and will have more country specific integrations. Basically I have unlimited access to distribution and sales should come easy, given the respect VC has in my country.
Given that I will have immediate access to about 1000 large b2b customers, is airtable like competitor the best course of action? Or is there a better idea I can develop into an MVP? My main goal is to develop the MVP and get to profitability as fast as possible.
And yes I am definitely going to work my ass off to make this work. Will live in my office if I have to
To try and help, here are some types of hard work that probably won’t be the deciding factor in a successful startup:
Long hours, sleeping at work, giving it 100%.
Here are somethings that do help:
Challenging your biases, admitting you were wrong, being vulnerable and accepting good feedback, growing as a person and a professional.
Some people find the 2nd list MUCH harder. Try not to be the person that lies to themselves and grinds away instead of learning from mistakes.