Amazing how 5 yrs can totally change your thinking ✨

In 2018 I thought building a startup meant raising $500K and spending half on my MVP

In 2023 it's

keep my day job
stay lean w/ web app
listen to users
ship new ideas
take 1 step forwards every day 😊

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Grateful for all you amazing people coming on to Quda and forming an early community around tech 🙏

No marketing spam, just thoughtful learnings and answers

It's the best feeling when the startup you imagined 3 yrs ago starts to come to life 🌞

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Shipped 🎉

You now get a notification when you receive a comment on your post or Q&A

Guess why I'm so proud of this?

I actually shipped a buggy feature rather than sweating it for days!

Trying to increase the velocity of shipping and ditch perfectionism 😀

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I love working on my startup ❤️

Just felt like saying it today

I'm grateful for the opportunity to build and evolve a product

Because I can't code, 10 yrs ago there was no chance I could do this

I build with no code, but next there's co-pilot to explore! 😀

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Here's something I don't hear talked about much: bad company.

The hard truth is that some people drain energy more than give it.

If I've got any shot at growing a startup, working with proactive, kind and thoughtful people will be everything.

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Here's something I don't hear talked about too much: bad company.

The hard truth is that some people drain energy more than give it.

If I've got any shot at growing a startup successfully, working with proactive, kind and thoughtful people will be everything.

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In the last 24 hrs the startup product I'm building has been both roasted and praised in DMs

This is really good news!

Why?

I'm casting aside preciousness and talking directly to users

Negative/positive feedback is 100x better than silence and indifference!

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At home this year it’s felt great to get jobs done by hiring a

🧑‍🌾 gardener
👩‍🎨 painter
🔧 plumber

But in my startup I'm beginning to feel the pain of doing everything myself

In 2023-24 I need to attract a wider team or I'll certainly fail

Can't do this alone!

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My startup journey was unplanned

I never thought I'd design and build a product

But the internet unlocked a new possibility

I’ve found mentors, tools and this 🙌 community

You can learn anything if you put your mind to it :)

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My startup journey was unplanned

I never thought I'd design and build a product

But the internet unlocked a new possibility

I’ve found mentors, tools and this 🙌 community

You can learn anything if you put your mind to it 🚀

#buildinpublic

Feeling overwhelmed this week 🤯

No time to complete the startup tasks I set myself

Rushed off my feet with life-demands

All I can do is dig deep

And hang in there until tomorrow

Guess this all part of the journey 🧗‍♂️

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I was fearful before being a Dad that having kids would stop me pursuing my startup dreams

So wrong

The joy I get from family life and the responsibility for them has made me more, not less productive

It's the ultimate motivation 🔥

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At the start of last year I knew nothing about the #buildinpublic community

Since then I've been on a happy journey opening up and sharing more

So to get to talk with @thisiskp_ today on Zoom was awesome!

His @BIPF_ will empower so many founders 🚀

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Psychologically balancing my day job and side startup is super tough 🤯

I switch off one and hard jump to the other every night

But the joy of working on what I love makes the pain a whole lot lighter

Doing what you love makes every struggle worthwhile :)

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Psychologically balancing my day job and side startup is super tough 🤯

I switch off one and hard jump to the other every night

But the joy of working on what I love makes the pain a whole lot lighter

Doing what you love makes every struggle worthwhile :)

#buildinpublic

For years I did the easiest thing:

Deluded myself I had the greatest startup idea,

Told my friends it'd change the world,

Bought a domain name & did absolutely nothing 😴

Then a painful truth hit:

Ideas are nothing. Execution is everything.

Happy shipping!

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I get so energized building my startup. 🔋

Even if it’s just a few hours at night,

3 hrs passes like it’s 30 mins.

I look up, it’s 1am, everyone's alsleep

and I’ve still got the buzz to carry on.

Getting into a flow state of deep work is the best :)

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Shipped 🎉

You can now filter Q&As and posts by topic on @JoinQuda

Great for finding insights on startup problems you're dealing with

Excited to expand the content base x100 this year :)

Feat. @5harath live from my garden 🌴

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And just when you're feeling a little down, a lovely testimonial for your startup comes in

That's what we makers live for 😊

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Every day feels like a battle of what to focus on in my startup.

Should I build or do marketing?

What about all those emails that have piled up!

Struggling between priorities, it’s tempting to procrastinate. 😳

How do you prioritize your tasks?

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