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Let's Hear It. The truth about how hard you've worked to get your startup going

#1

Post by ziyadb »

I want to hear your story on how you built your startup.

I'm working on a startup myself, and would like to learn & share lessons from various entrepreneurs on their venture experiences. I'm trying to get my startup off the ground, plus a full time job, so it's a difficult journey ahead.

I figured I'd take all the stories and put them up somewhere, so I created http://buildingof.com , which focuses on sharing an inside look at the toil and hard work that goes into creating a startup. At this point, I'm interested in talking with founders that have interesting stories to share and help everyone learn a thing or two along the way.

Let's Hear It. The truth about how hard you've worked to get your startup going
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#2

Post by ziyadb »

I want to hear your story on how you built your startup.

I'm working on a startup myself, and would like to learn & share lessons from various entrepreneurs on their venture experiences. I'm trying to get my startup off the ground, plus a full time job, so it's a difficult journey ahead.

I figured I'd take all the stories and put them up somewhere, so I created http://buildingof.com , which focuses on sharing an inside look at the toil and hard work that goes into creating a startup. At this point, I'm interested in talking with founders that have interesting stories to share and help everyone learn a thing or two along the way.

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#3

Post by dchuk »

ziyadb wrote: post #2

I want to hear your story on how you built your startup. I'm working on a startup myself, and would like to learn & share lessons from various entrepreneurs on their venture experiences. I'm trying to get my startup off the ground, plus a full time job, so it's a difficult journey ahead. I figured I'd take all the stories and put them up somewhere, so I created http://buildingof.com , which focuses on sharing an insi…

You should post YOUR story then, as an example of what's to come, and to encourage others to join you in sharing their stories.

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#4

Post by ziyadb »

dchuk wrote: post #3
ziyadb wrote: post #2

I want to hear your story on how you built your startup. I'm working on a startup myself, and would like to learn & share lessons from various entrepreneurs on their venture experiences. I'm trying to get my startup off the ground, plus a full time job, so it's a difficult journey ahead. I figured I'd take all the stories and put them up somewhere, so I created http://buildingof.com , which focuses on sharing an insi…

You should post YOUR story then, as an example of what's to come, and to encourage others to join you in sharing their stories.

Good observation. I suppose that there's this expectation that one must achieve success first before a viable story is created.

I think that we, as a community, need to change that. As personally, the stories, & anecdotes that I've benefitted from the most were mostly shared by entrepreneurs still in the trenches--in the process of building their startups.

Plus to be fair, I haven't quite gotten anything "going" yet.

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#5

Post by canadev »

Is this a for-fun-and-interest project or do you expect to make money off of it?

Because while I'd enjoy taking a gander over the site, I don't want to give you my email address, and if the site is just a free thing I'd kind of expect to be able to read it without giving it to you.

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Post by ziyadb »

canadev wrote: post #5

Is this a for-fun-and-interest project or do you expect to make money off of it? Because while I'd enjoy taking a gander over the site, I don't want to give you my email address, and if the site is just a free thing I'd kind of expect to be able to read it without giving it to you.

Should've probably clarified that on the website, it's a for-fun-and-interest project.

The standard disclaimers apply, your email won't be sold into slavery or used for anything bad other than a weekly newsletter or something of the sort (aligned with the expectations you had when you signed up).

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#7

Post by squintychino »

ziyadb wrote: post #6
canadev wrote: post #5

Is this a for-fun-and-interest project or do you expect to make money off of it? Because while I'd enjoy taking a gander over the site, I don't want to give you my email address, and if the site is just a free thing I'd kind of expect to be able to read it without giving it to you.

Should've probably clarified that on the website, it's a for-fun-and-interest project. The standard disclaimers apply, your email won't be sold into slavery or used for anything bad other than a weekly newsletter or something of the sort (aligned with the expectations you had when you signed up).

The standard internet trust applies (read: none).

I've read these disclaimers before and the only thing backing then up is the owners word. Why not make entering your email optional?

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#8

Post by funkyy »

squintychino wrote: post #7
ziyadb wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should've probably clarified that on the website, it's a for-fun-and-interest project. The standard disclaimers apply, your email won't be sold into slavery or used for anything bad other than a weekly newsletter or something of the sort (aligned with the expectations you had when you signed up).

The standard internet trust applies (read: none). I've read these disclaimers before and the only thing backing then up is the owners word. Why not make entering your email optional?

It seems that newsletter is operated by Mailchimp - thus you can unsubscribe anytime...

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#9

Post by dchuk »

ziyadb wrote: post #4
dchuk wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should post YOUR story then, as an example of what's to come, and to encourage others to join you in sharing their stories.

Good observation. I suppose that there's this expectation that one must achieve success first before a viable story is created. I think that we, as a community, need to change that. As personally, the stories, & anecdotes that I've benefitted from the most were mostly shared by entrepreneurs still in the trenches--in the process of building their startups. Plus to be fair, I haven't quite gotten anything "going" yet.

As someone who has had a few successes and a few failures, I find both types of stories to be interesting to be honest. An informed story of failure can be just as enlightening as the flip-side. Plus, there's nothing to learn from serendipitous success other than "be there at the right time with the right idea".

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#10

Post by abalone »

When you sign up the business address they give is in Saudi Arabia. Which to be clear is totally fine by me, but I'm just wondering if there's something special about basing corporations out of S.A. that I don't know about, or is that just where they happen to be?
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