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Hardest lessons learned in the first 90 days (3-months) of building my startup- 1) Never trust anyone blindly. Not even your co-founders. Test their commitment and make sure everyoneโ€™s equity is vested over time including yours. 2) Donโ€™t over optimise for things that donโ€™t matter. 3) Donโ€™t give up too much equity too quickly to the first guy who offers to invest. 4) Donโ€™t incorporate your startup too soon without achieving some form of validation or traction. 5) Donโ€™t go to VCโ€™s with an idea. Go with a solid traction and they will take you way more seriously. Hope this helps some of you fellow founders and dreamers. Aks me if you have any questions. Happy to answer ๐Ÿ™‚

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