What advice would you give to your youngest self?
Sharath Kuruganty
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Makers, we all make mistakes when we work on projects. If there were a time you can go back, what would you change and what advice you give yourself?
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Sachin Sinha@sacin13
Emerging Sales Leaders - SaaS
Just show up every single day without fail.
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Never join threads like this and stay the fuck off Quora!
Peerlist
Start investing your time and money!
Don't worry so much. The world doesn't consider you an adult until at least 27 years old...
@mike_orsini I've still got a year then! Thanks Mike :)
Life is numbers. There's no way around it. From your social security number to your credit score, your college GPA to your 401k, how many children do you have, how many divorces do you have, how much is your house worth? These are all numbers.. My younger self would have said love can pay the bills.
AudiowaveAI
Stop thinking like a broke founder and start thinking like an investor. Use spreadsheets, calculate ROI, invest money into multiple asset classes.
Start with a strong financial position, make small bets and learn quickly. Be patient, you only get the real benefit with consistent effort. No need to go 100% go big or go home. 50% will do, even 25% is better than nothing.
Business is like cooking, you can't expect to cook on high-flame and not burn your dish. Don't cook hungry. Don't start a business when broke.
Seek profit in both money and time, equally.
Seek satisfaction first in everything you do.
Remember you'll die, every day.
Wire Flow
Learn basic of programming, so you can do basic things without anyone external. That was important 15 years ago, now there are a lot of no-code tool.
Learn to get rest and sleep enough.
Balance is a key ☯️
@stefan_smiljkovic even just being solid with basic Excel functions like IFS, HLOOKUP, INDIRECT, etc is a huge advantage
The World's first MVP marketplace
Buy AWS, invest in Bitcoin:)
Cartalog
To take more risks.
@bomajosiah Success goes to the ones who attempt. Nothing is risk free. Go forward and success shall be yours :)
LLC Toolkit
To choose my environment and friends with a better focus on what I want to do next.
To try things fast and get feedback early.
Read more book while you have time. Free time melt once you start working.
Learn foreign language and start travelling earlier.
Never follow the trend. Listen and take advice only from experienced people.
Be patient. Some things take time.
Research AI
Ship products asap. Get feedback and improve.
SignalFire - Remote Scripting Execution
@mavlonbek_muratov 100% agree
Business News for Kids
Don't worry about advice. Build. 😅
Product Hunt Launch Checklist
NEVER PROCRASTINATE. AS SOON AS YOU GET AN IDEA, START WORKING.
Since last year I am procrastinating and so far I haven't launched a single side-project.
@falak_sher I am guilty of this 100%. Procrastination kills your chance of success in this highly competitive environment.
SignalFire - Remote Scripting Execution
@falak_sher I am guilty of this still. But I like to set a short time frame a week or two and launch a prototype by then.
@falak_sher I feel you! I ignored all my side projects in 2022. One of my goals for 2023 is to stop procrastinating and get going on all those projects! 🤞
Product Hunt Launch Checklist
@devaonbreaches true.
WP Umbrella
Playing less video games, but come on WoW and Counter Strike were so good..!
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@aureliovolle I rate some of my success in business to running guilds on WoW, just like running a company when done well!
@aureliovolle @matthew_browne1 I should have spent more of my adult years gaming... that's where I went wrong.
WP Umbrella
@matthew_browne1 haha indeed! :)
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@aureliovolle @stewup If you waited until adulthood, you missed the boat ;)
Summer Bod 2020
Be consistent. 10 minutes a day is better than 1 hour every week.
@joshdance @daniel_baum and sometime distracting but for the right things hugely valuable.
@joshdance This is brilliant.
Sleek Pay
@joshdance So true. But a lot harder too!
@joshdance @mitchell_orme Especially when you create a habit!!!
@joshdance Totally agree. Every step forward is one inch closer to your ideal goal fulfillment.