Thank you for this helpful info. And the quote, I needed to see it

Thanks. It’s product

Yes, brought on a partner that we’d previously worked with. He was great, dedicated, etc., has complementary skill sets.
He’s still great and dedicated, and is a great ‘employee’, but not a great partner in that he doesn’t have the same drive. Also see that bringing a partner later on in the game, they may not have the same skin in the game that you do.

Firstly, entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone. I think it’s easy to see all the upside of it but really hard to grasp how gruelling it can be.

If you have the drive, ambition and the $ to carry you through while you potentially don’t make money for years, then go for it. Not saying it’ll be that tough or it’ll take that long to be revenue positive - but it’s important to consider that possibility.

With your FAANG background though, it’ll be very easy for you to jump back into the job market I would think, so you have that security.

Put in too much blood and sweat into this already to give up now

Perfectionism - if something is good enough/ MVP, put it out in the market to test.

Join neighbourhood Facebook pages to advertise. Also join apps like task rabbit and be on top of responding - the people to respond asap and be timely often land the jobs (and will help build your reviews and reputation)

You’ll have to build your followership first before being able to monetize

You’re young and already thinking about a future business, you already have an advantage

Wanted to ask the same, if you don’t mind sharing

Look around upwork - lots of writers on it and it can give you an idea I’d where the more popular ones are concentrating their efforts

Agreed! Let the consumer inform you

Perfectionism doesn’t serve well in entrepreneurship as I’ve sadly learned

Good luck!

Read the post before reading the comments 😂

A great lesson for owners who try to do it all. Did you hire him on 100% commission?