Things I wish I knew before launching a startup

Validate fast The idea in your head is always perfect. The market never is. The sooner you test it with real users, the sooner you understand what actually matters and what was only in your imagination.

Pivots are a skill Your first idea will rarely be the one that works. The faster you can change direction without losing momentum, the faster you reach something people truly want.

Feedback is gold, ego is the enemy Every conversation with a user saves you from building something no one asked for. Listen more than you talk.

Speed matters more than perfection A simple version that solves a real problem beats the perfect version that arrives three months later.

Your assumptions are almost always wrong The market will surprise you. Let it. Adapt to it instead of fighting it.

The earlier you accept that a startup is an exploration process, not a straight line, the sooner you start building things that grow.

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