Startup tips or importance of experience

I listened to the speeches of people who told us what they learned in the process of building companies, investing in companies, buying companies, selling companies and creating products. Five years later, I listened to similar speakers, with similar reports, at a similar conference, for a similar audience. The only difference was that years later, my interpretation of all this was different.



At first, when visiting a startup event, everything seemed obvious to the banality. They say - listen to their users. They say - look for the best people. They say focus on growth. Tips for startups seem so vague. It seemed to me that these are not the things that should be focused on. But the little experience that is now behind them makes it possible to read between the lines of these stereotypical tips, and to correctly interpret what appears to be insignificant on the surface.





Listening to the reports today, I found subtle clues among the “obvious” tips, thinking - that’s a pancake, for sure ... we had a similar ... it looks like he knows what he is talking about ... I wish I knew this a couple of years ago! And why did I not understand this before?

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Only who was “in battle” can clearly see. This is a sixth sense, which makes it possible to understand that in this council the most valuable. Unfortunately, the most valuable knowledge that you could learn from more experienced people seems insignificant now. After all, they said, look for suitable investors. After all, they said, be decisive in choosing the path of product development.



But I ignored all these tips, simply because I didn’t have enough experience to understand them.



Shl. This is a translation of the wonderful article “Startup Advice and Clarity of Experience” , which perfectly reflects my current state in starting a new business. It would seem that everything seems to have been long ago said, written and published - take it and use it. But no, only own experience will help to read between the lines.