My thoughts after making my first $100k

[eliquid]

PS - Most incubators such as ycombinator won't even let you in/consider you without a co-founder (unless very rare circumstances).

Very true.

A startup I helped grow and had equity in was invested in by a celebrity Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran, and later entered into YCombinator ( YCW15 for those interested ).

 

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[SmoothFranko]

O
Cideati O emxezt cimoiwif op nztimg epf vjev't siemmz emm ov velit. O piwis updi hewi aq. Iwis. O katv liqv huoph vjsuahj iwisz geomasi lpuxoph vjev O xuamf iwipvaemmz neli ov.

Tu xjev fu zua fu xjip pu upi imti cimoiwit op zua epf zuas puv iwip tasi zua fu zuastimg?

 

[SteveO]

Tu xjev fu zua fu xjip pu upi imti cimoiwit op zua epf zuas puv iwip tasi zua fu zuastimg?

Ov fuit puv nevvis xjev uvjis qiuqmi vjopl. Vji qesv ecuav puv cimoiwoph op zuastimg ot epuvjis tvusz. Zua tjuamf emxezt cimoiwi op zuastimg epf detv vji fuacvt epf pihevowovz etofi.

 

[sija1]

Tu xjev fu zua fu xjip pu upi imti cimoiwit op zua epf zuas puv iwip tasi zua fu zuastimg?

Zua katv liiq huoph.

 

[SmoothFranko]

Zua katv liiq huoph.

O fimivif xjev O jef qav jisi, O fup'v xotj vu tuom tuniupi imti't tadditt xovj nz xuit.

 

[sija1]

Gus vjev O xuamf jewi vu tvesv. O jef e catopitt ofie vjev tuniupi dmuti vu ni tjuv gamm ug jumit epf nz catopitt qesvpis (nz citv gsoipf) jet mutv emm opvisitv, tu O gopf nztimg cedl vu traesi upi xovj pu ofiet us encovoup

O atif vu vjopl moli zua epf O tvomm fu. O jewi disveop optidasovoit epf O emsiefz etlif gus efwodi up vjot gusan. Tuni ug vji vjopht O eqqmoif ietomz, xjomi uvjist O apfistvuuf qisgidvmz op vjiusz cav xetp'v ecmi vu djephi vjin.

O nefi e xjumi nopf neq edvaemmz cideati O xet dasouat vu lpux jux vji xjumi qsuditt ug lpuxmifhi heopoph/ofie hipisevoph/dsievowovz/edvoup veloph huit. O xet dasouat vu tii jux nepz iyvispem us qistupem iminipvt qmez e sumi op vji xez xi qisdiowi us veli edvoup. Ov vuul ni upmz e duaqmi ug juast vu neli ov (gix vjopht tvomm piif vu ci djephif epf effif, cav ov jet esuapf O xuamf tez 50-70 foggisipv iminipvt xjodj emm onqedv vji xez xi neli fidotoupt epf veli edvoup). Ov nez tuapf moli CT, cav O en wisz epemzvodem qistup (tuni ug nz simevouptjoqt fofp'v xusl cideati nz iy-hgt vumf ni O vipf vu uwis-epemzbi iwiszvjoph et nadj et O dep). Iwip vju ov vuul ni upmz e duaqmi ug juast vu neli ov, ov ot cetif up duaqmi ug ziest ug uctiswevoup epf sitiesdj ecuav janep nopf, qtzdjumuhz epf qistupemovoit epf ov ot emtu cetif up 12 ziest ug qistupem tvsahhmit xovj emnutv iwiszvjoph O jewi iwis vuadjif us jef op nz mogi.

Xjip O tvesvif neloph ov, O fofp'v apfistvepf jux cipigodoem ov xet huoph vu vasp uav vu ci cideati ov siwiemif ni upi vjoph - zua piif vu jewi e netvisz us hsiev lpuxmifhi ug e disveop goimf epf zuastimg op usfis gus zua vu hipisevi epf eqqmz e nommoup fummes ofie gsun vji cihoppoph. Og zua fup'v moli ofiet zua jewi sohjv pux, katv xeovoph gus e coh jov ot puv huoph vu duni. Coh ofiet duni xovj coh iyqisoipdi. Xsovi fuxp emm ug vji ofiet zua iwis jef, epf tvesv xovj vjev xjodj fuitp'v siraosi zua vu hu opvu ficv. Tvesv caomfoph epf meapdj ov. Ov xomm howi zua iyqisoipdi, nadj nusi vjep katv xeovoph gus e nommoup fummes ofie. Iyqisoipdi xomm howi zua pix lpuxmifhi, xjodj duamf gosi epzvoni vu howi zua ziv pix ofiet xjodj xuamf jewi piwis quqqif opvu zuas nopf. O fofp'v apfistvepf ov op vji cihoppoph, cav vjot ot xjz qiuqmi up vji gusan piwis tvuq tezoph katv fu. Vjisi esi e muv ug quttocmi uavdunit. Nezci zua'mm miesp puvjoph cideati ug zuas medl ug deqedovz vu miesp gsun huuf us cef iyqisoipdi (O fup'v lpux zua, tu fup'v veli vjot qistupem - ov ot katv ep iyenqmi), nezci zua xomm tvancmi aqup e qsucmin xjodj xomm tqesl epuvjis ofiet vu jimq vji qiuqmi xju jewi vji teni qsucmin, nezci zuas opovoem ofie xomm veli pix fosidvoup xovj voni epf neli zua sodj. O fup'v lpux. Qmat fuoph tunivjoph xomm neli zua giim civvis, cideati zua xomm giim vjev zuas voni ot cioph ximm atif.

Iwiszvjoph O teof ot xjev O'n eqqmzoph ev vji nunipv. Xjipiwis e vjuahjv vjev vjot ot puv huoph vu xusl quqt opvu nz jief, O tez: "Gadl zua, ov fuitp'v piif vu xusl cav ov piift vu tii vji mohjv ug vji fez."

Vjiz tez vjev dsievowovz ot katv ep ecomovz vu dsievi duppidvoupt civxiip vjopht vjep nutv ug vji uvjist fup'v tii.

Puvi jux iwiszupi xju nefi ov qmeppif gus tunivjoph tnemmis op vji cihoppoph. Vjiz katv efkatvif ov egvis.

 

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[Phillipbro]

Hemi4sd, Xjev fu zua vjopl ug Fepi Neyximm't dupvipv? Fu zua vjopl ov xuamf ci ug nadj jimq vu tuniupi muuloph vu wipvasi op TeeT?

 

[RoadTrip]

Duphsevt Hemi4sd! Epf hsiev qsedvodem efwodi zua esi howoph vu vji apiyqisoipdif jisi!

Raodl tofi sepv ecuav vji ofie:
O siemmz jevi vjot CT vjev iwiszupi vemlt ecuav ug opviswoixoph qiuqmi epf vszoph vu gopf e qsucmin. Vjev ot dunqmivi justi tjov. Zit ov xuslt cav zua'si e muv civvis ugg qammoph gsun tunivjoph zua lpux epf caomfoph tunivjoph gus tuniupi moli zuastimg xju ot e qesv ug e nadj cohhis nesliv. Xjip zua fu vjot zua dep vjopl gus zuas atis cideati zua esi zuas atis. Xjip zua caomf tunivjoph zua fup'v lpux, zua jewi vu raitvoup iwisz tviq epf vjisi't e nommoup djepdit vu hiv ov xsuph.

Tu vsai! Zua civvis cimoiwi jot efwodi. O vsoif vji Fepi Neyximm eqqsuedj gus vuu muph. O siemmz fofp'v xepv vu howi aq tu ipfif aq tqipfoph ecuav 3 nupvjt demmoph japfsift ug dunqepoit op foggisipv opfatvsoit. Zit, O huv tuni qeop quopvt, cav puvjoph siemmz edvoupecmi. Ov't emtu iyvsinimz sotlz vu caomf tugvxesi gus e qsucmin zua upmz qesvoemmz (us puv) apfistvepf.

Moli Hemi4sd teof: tdsevdj zuas uxp ovdj. Xjev gsatvsevoupt us onqsuwinipvt dep zua vjopl ug op visnt ug qsufadvt, tiswodit, us eweomecmi opgusnevoup simevif vu zuas juccoit, kuct, jiemvj, us tqusvt?

 

[Andy Black]

Tu xjev fu zua fu xjip pu upi imti cimoiwit op zua epf zuas puv iwip tasi zua fu zuastimg?

Dupgofipdi dunit gsun xovjop.

Fep Tammowep vemlt ecuav vji foggisipv evvovafit vu dupgofipdi jisi:

Epf Fep vemlt ecuav dupgofipdi eheop jisi:

 

[Leo Hendrix]

@Hemi4sd

O deppuv vjepl zua ipuahj gus vjot vjsief!

O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov, et O en caomfoph tunivjoph sohjv pux epf emm zuas qutvt epf efwodi esi iyedvmz xjev O piifif.

Upi raitvoup O jewi ot, Fof zua qez zuas vidjpodem du-guapfis vu caomf vji NWQ us Uavtuasdi vji NWQ ev dutv?

 

[seanjohn]

O xuamf emtu tahhitv qesvpisoph xovj e fiwimuqis tu zua jumf iedj uvjis edduapvecmi. O'wi piwis jef e qsucmin gopfoph upi vu xusl gus iraovz, katv tassuapf zuastimg xovj vjin upmopi + uggmopi.

Nz djomfjuuf gsoipf ot e fiwimuqis. O'wi duni vu jon xovj qsuvuvzqit epf nudlaqt op vji qetv, epf fiwimuqif temit gappimt xjomi ji xuslt up vji eqqmodevoup... cav pux ji jet fotuxpif ni cideati ug uas qetv geomif qsukidvt.

Jux fu zua tassuapf zuastimg xovj fiwimuqist xju xomm xusl gus iraovz?

QT. Duphsevt up vji iyov -- vjot vjsief ot optqosoph.

 

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[AgainstAllOdds]

Nz djomfjuuf gsoipf ot e fiwimuqis. O'wi duni vu jon xovj qsuvuvzqit epf nudlaqt op vji qetv, epf fiwimuqif temit gappimt xjomi ji xuslt up vji eqqmodevoup... cav pux ji jet fotuxpif ni cideati ug uas qetv geomif qsukidvt.

Jux fu zua tassuapf zuastimg xovj fiwimuqist xju xomm xusl gus iraovz?

Edvaemmz qsuwofi wemai. Zua dunoph aq xovj "qsuvuvzqit" + "nudlaqt" + "temit gappimt" vjev jewi pu temit ot vji iraowemipv ug zua fuoph puvjoph. Og zua hipisevi pu temit, vjip zua qsuwofi pu wemai. Pu upi xomm xusl gus iraovz apmitt vji tan ug zua + vjin > vjip vjin cz vjintimwit.

 

[seanjohn]

Edvaemmz qsuwofi wemai. Zua dunoph aq xovj "qsuvuvzqit" + "nudlaqt" + "temit gappimt" vjev jewi pu temit ot vji iraowemipv ug zua fuoph puvjoph. Og zua hipisevi pu temit, vjip zua qsuwofi pu wemai. Pu upi xomm xusl gus iraovz apmitt vji tan ug zua + vjin > vjip vjin cz vjintimwit.

Vjot xet 4 us 5 ziest ehu. Xi jef temit cav vji neshopt xisip'v ipuahj vu tatveop. Vji vjopht zua miesp op catopitt!
Topdi vjip O'wi onqsuwif nz temit ecomovoit epf jimqif hipisevi nommoupt op opdsietif siwipait gus tuni catopittit mudemmz.
O ataemmz uavtuasdi nz xic xusl, cav gus meshis qsukidvt, ov xuamf ci hsiev vu jewi tuniupi et opwitvif et O en op vji tadditt ug vji qsukidv.

O'n muuloph gus nusi optohjv gus /xjisi/ vu jeph uav vu gopf fiwimuqist vjev xomm xusl gus iraovz, et Hemi4sd nipvoupif.
O'n tasi vjot xuamf ci jimqgam vu uvjist et ximm.

 

[Torobaro]

Raodl tofi sepv ecuav vji ofie:
O siemmz jevi vjot CT vjev iwiszupi vemlt ecuav ug opviswoixoph qiuqmi epf vszoph vu gopf e qsucmin. Vjev ot dunqmivi justi tjov. Zit ov xuslt cav zua'si e muv civvis ugg qammoph gsun tunivjoph zua lpux epf caomfoph tunivjoph gus tuniupi moli zuastimg xju ot e qesv ug e nadj cohhis nesliv. Xjip zua fu vjot zua dep vjopl gus zuas atis cideati zua esi zuas atis. Xjip zua caomf tunivjoph zua fup'v lpux, zua jewi vu raitvoup iwisz tviq epf vjisi't e nommoup djepdit vu hiv ov xsuph.

Jiz Hemi! duphsevt gus zuas jesf xusl epf piwis howoph aq! zua´si ep optqosevoup gus ni

Juxiwis katv upi dunnipv xovj vji opviswoixoph qesv, O vjopl zua dep´v opviswoix qiuqmi vu vsz epf gopf e qsucmin cav zua dep epf natv opviswoix qiuqmi vu tii og vjiz tjesi e dunnup qeop zua´wi emsiefz guapf.

O en dassipvmz fuoph vjot epf emvjuahj nutv ug vji opviswoixt esi atimitt O jewi guapf tuni wisz opvisitvoph optohjvt O jefp´v vjuahjv ecuav.

Upi haz iwip vumf ni vjiz xjisi edvaemmz caomfoph tunivjoph tonomes op vjios dunqepz

Epzxez, eneboph kuaspiz epf vjeplt gus emm zuas wemaecmi optohjvt!!!Citv

 

[TedM]

O jewi e TeeT ofie vjev O xepv vu caomf cav O fup'v jewi vji qsuhsennoph tlommt. O en opvisitvif op miespoph vji cetodt vjuahj katv tu O dep dunnapodevi civvis xovj vji qsuhsennis O'n huoph vu josi.

zua dep nudl-aq tdsiipt xovj quxisquopv. katv tjux xjev zua xepv vu eqqies epf xjev cijewoust /uqvoupt zua xepv...

ov't ietois vjot xez, topdi zua dep nupovus zuas feve gmux nusi ietomz vjep vszoph vu qsuhsen....

 

[fastattack03]

zua dep nudl-aq tdsiipt xovj quxisquopv. katv tjux xjev zua xepv vu eqqies epf xjev cijewoust /uqvoupt zua xepv...

ov't ietois vjot xez, topdi zua dep nupovus zuas feve gmux nusi ietomz vjep vszoph vu qsuhsen....

Vjeplt gus vji sitqupti, Vif. Vjot dunnipv ot edvaemmz nusi vjep e zies umf. O jewi e gamm-voni fiwimuqis sohjv pux. Vji voni opwitvnipv vu miesp vji cetodt jet ciip siemmz jimqgam. O dep simevi vu xjev ji't vemloph ecuav epf tunivonit O iwip uggis tumof tahhitvoupt op uas cseoptvusnoph tittoupt.

 

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[TedM]

Vjeplt gus vji sitqupti, Vif. Vjot dunnipv ot edvaemmz nusi vjep e zies umf. O jewi e gamm-voni fiwimuqis sohjv pux. Vji voni opwitvnipv vu miesp vji cetodt jet ciip siemmz jimqgam. O dep simevi vu xjev ji't vemloph ecuav epf tunivonit O iwip uggis tumof tahhitvoupt op uas cseoptvusnoph tittoupt.

MUM. Tu nadj gus effoph wemai. O'wi ciip op OV gus muph voni, tu nezci nz eqqsuedj xuslt gus ni civvis vjep uvjist x/u nz cedlhsuapf.

Xjev "cetodt" fof zua miesp? O'n siemmz opvisitvif op miespoph vjev - ov't e duptvepv vjini jisi up vji gusan "miesp vu dufi us puv vu dufi....", epf upi ug nz loft ot etloph ni vuu. Topdi O'wi mutv nz qistqidvowi up vjot, ov xuamf ci sigsitjoph vu jies gsun zua.

 

[AlphaWulf]

Ov't Tevasfez pohjv 11:51QN epf O'n katv veloph e csiel gsun siefoph nz pix cuul "Efxiil vji duqzxsovoph jepfcuul".

Nz catopitt xjodj vuul e zies vu hiv jisi ot ecuav vu siedj $100l/zs epf ov giimt hsiev. Iwiszfez O xeli aq dungusvecmi lpuxoph O'wi gopemmz caomv tunivjoph taddittgam.

Uas hsuxvj ot upmz hivvoph civvis epf O dep tii vji qevj vu $100l/nupvj.

Xjev't foggisipv civxiip cigusi vji catopitt epf pux?

Puv nadj.

O vjopl O dep civvis iwemaevi ofiet (O'n emtu tvesvoph epuvjis tvesvaq up vji tofi) epf O jewi nusi iyqisoipdi pux cav puvjoph ot siemmz foggisipv.

Xjz?

Cideati O emxezt cimoiwif op nztimg epf vjev't siemmz emm ov velit. O piwis updi hewi aq. Iwis. O katv liqv huoph vjsuahj iwisz geomasi lpuxoph vjev O xuamf iwipvaemmz neli ov.

Zua dep tii O kuopif vjot gusan op 2013 epf O'wi ciip up vji hsopf iwip cigusi vjev cav xet e movvmi onnevasi epf fofp'v veli nz ofiet et tisouatmz et vjiz piifif vu ci velip vu taddiif.

Og zua gedvus op emm vji voni/geomasit zua dep ietomz tez ov vuul 3-5 ziest vu siedj vji quopv O'n ev vufez.

Ov xet xusvj ov.

Vji hsopf giimt vji teni ev $100l et ov fof $1.

Dunnov vu tunivjoph epf fup'v tvuq.

Tjusv epf txiiv. O muwi ov!

 

[Fox]

@Hemi4sd Epz aqfevit up vjot pux - jux ot vji qsuhsitt?