Learnings

Solve a big problem, or chances are high that you shut shop soon.

One man army in a startup is bullshit, you need a strong team to build and scale.

No matter how good your product is, if you don't build distribution, building a good product is worthless.

You need to let go of your ego, and get a mentor as soon as possible.

Startups are unpredictable, so be ready for a roller coaster of emotions.

If you have conviction in your product, idea or whatever you are working on, don't give a shit about people who talk shit about you.

You need to be delusional, optimistic and highly confident in yourself to startup.

Your team is more than your family, without them your baby will die.

Start building in public since day 0 of your startup.

Content is King and it will take you a long way.

Network is not your net worth, but the pull you have on your network is your net worth.

You need friends in the startup circle who you can rely on at tough times.

A startup is fundamentally a small business. Get that into your mind before you start anything.

You will break down, you will fall down, but what matters is how you get back up.

Don't waste time perfecting your product. Products are never going to be perfect, if the thing is working and solving the basic problem, ship it.

You have to be a cheetah, move fast, fail fast, and build faster.

No matter what kind of an idea you have, until you build it, nobody gives a shit.

Getting funded is difficult, make friends in VC, take a hell lot of feedback from users, start generating revenue, a lot of it and always think of growing exponentially.

Always love what you're doing, and don't give up on yourself.

Remember why you started this, you did not come this far only to come this far.