Throwback to Aug 2023: I was in full-on Mark Zuckerberg mode. Thought I was building the next Facebook. I had this line on loop in my head: โA million dollars isnโt cool. You know whatโs cool? A billion dollars.โ Spoiler: That mindset is NOT cool. I burned 2 months, 12-14 hrs a day, no weekendsโฆ and built something no one even used. Brutal. Lessons burned into my brain: - Make money first. You donโt need to build another Facebook. - Validate before you build. - Build what people need, not just what you want. PS: Learned my lesson. Launching something actually useful in 2 weeks. Letโs see how it goes! Oh, and yeah, I made this: https://www.thepairup.in/
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