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๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐บ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐น๐น-๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ป๐ฏ Most people wait for the โperfect timeโ to start their dream project. Brian Armstrong didnโt. He built Coinbase while working full-time at Airbnbโon nights, weekends, and pure determination. ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต? ๐ฅ๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐. Worked at Airbnb until 7 PM. Came home, ate dinner, then worked on Coinbase from 8 PM to midnight, 3-4 times a week. Spent 7-8 hours every Sunday on it. He did this for 1.5 years before Coinbase got into Y Combinator. ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐? ๐๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐. Brian admits: โIt sucked. I was tired. But this is where determination comes in.โ He sacrificed friendships, free time, and comfort. Because he knewโtime is finite. That urgency pushed him to take action, even when exhausted. ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ? ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ป. If you have something important to build, make time for it. ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐. Even if you donโt have all the answers, just start. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ. Never build on company hours or devicesโyour employer may own the IP. Success doesnโt come from waiting. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. So whatever youโre hesitating on- ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐. Follow Vishu Bheda for more valuable startup insights from the world's best founders!
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