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.
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.