I just exited my first one, bought up by a listed company.
I think the main reason a lot of startups fail is that it is started out as "I want to have a startup just now at once", and not the reverse direction.
All my high school and university life I was just open all the time, and every other week/month some good opportunity came with people holding money in their hands. My father was kind of a guy who everyone called if had a problem, he was the channel of these. One day this idea came that with years of work we can have this recurring revenues and this is even cool, started it with friends, win.
Point is: the agenda was not to have a startup, but I had gigs with open eyes. And I was picky to stop and choose this, I can tell you.
I think the main reason a lot of startups fail is that it is started out as "I want to have a startup just now at once", and not the reverse direction.
All my high school and university life I was just open all the time, and every other week/month some good opportunity came with people holding money in their hands. My father was kind of a guy who everyone called if had a problem, he was the channel of these. One day this idea came that with years of work we can have this recurring revenues and this is even cool, started it with friends, win.
Point is: the agenda was not to have a startup, but I had gigs with open eyes. And I was picky to stop and choose this, I can tell you.
Just my 2 cents.