The journey from pre-seed to IPO is often glamorized, but the reality is packed with challenges and unexpected twists. Thanks for shedding light on the often unseen struggles and successes in building a startup.
This piece is a mirror and a map: brutally honest, oddly reassuring, and refreshingly helpful. Founders often glamorize the early chaos or the IPO finish line, but this thread delivers the messy middle in full color. It’s not just a timeline; it’s a survival guide. The candid tone and hard-earned wisdom resonate deeply with anyone who’s ever questioned their sanity while chasing product-market fit at 2 am.
The takeaway? It’s not genius that separates success from failure; it’s endurance. Grit. The refusal to quit. Read this if you’re building, doubting, or just deep in the grind. Then keep going.
One of the most accurate founder timelines I’ve read raw, honest, and painfully familiar. Especially love the framing that product-market fit isn’t a finish line, it’s a flirtation. Every early-stage founder should pin this to their wall.
needed this. a sneak-peek at the hell i'm running into ...
The journey from pre-seed to IPO is often glamorized, but the reality is packed with challenges and unexpected twists. Thanks for shedding light on the often unseen struggles and successes in building a startup.
This hit the sweet spot—realistic, a bit confronting, and oddly comforting.
That sounds truly exhausting. I love to read a piece that correlates the usual challenges faced at various periods of a startup's evolution.
This piece is a mirror and a map: brutally honest, oddly reassuring, and refreshingly helpful. Founders often glamorize the early chaos or the IPO finish line, but this thread delivers the messy middle in full color. It’s not just a timeline; it’s a survival guide. The candid tone and hard-earned wisdom resonate deeply with anyone who’s ever questioned their sanity while chasing product-market fit at 2 am.
The takeaway? It’s not genius that separates success from failure; it’s endurance. Grit. The refusal to quit. Read this if you’re building, doubting, or just deep in the grind. Then keep going.
Great insights, and wow…this is going to a ride 🫣
Excited 🤣💕🤌🏻
Pretty much on point. Having worked in a few startups over the years you can definitely see the stages that founders go through.
Thank you for sharing !
This is an exact timeline of all the feelings and hurdles of the past 10 years as a founder. Sprinting a marathon.
This one sums it up beautifully: Founders Are Marathoners Disguised as Sprinters.
I did it for 4 years and it felt like one.
Thank you for writing this.
Great read.
I’m in agreement, that’s a noteworthy insight, exactly right.
One of the most accurate founder timelines I’ve read raw, honest, and painfully familiar. Especially love the framing that product-market fit isn’t a finish line, it’s a flirtation. Every early-stage founder should pin this to their wall.
Damn…this is so well crafted..thanks for sharing it. I am sure a lot of first time founders needed this👏👏🫶