How to overcome startup mental barriers and take action

🚨 Here is a startup trap most founders fall into. They fall in love with their own ideas. In his early companies, Jothy Rosenberg was convinced he knew what the market wanted. The truth? Customers were asking for something else entirely. Every pivot hurt, but ignoring feedback would have been fatal. That is why Course Two of Who Says You Can’t Startup focuses on finding product market fit. You will learn how to test ideas with real customers, validate demand before scaling, and avoid the heartbreak of building something no one buys. Your passion matters. But your customer’s needs matter more. 🎓 Start here: Who Says You Can’t Startup Online Course → https://lnkd.in/eBshNAsU Use code 25OFFALLCOURSES for 25 percent off the full bundle. #ProductMarketFit #StartupGrowth #Entrepreneurship #DesigningSuccessfulStartups

🚨 Here is a startup trap most founders fall into. We fall in love with our own ideas. In my early companies, I was convinced I knew what the market wanted. The truth? Customers were asking for something else entirely. Every pivot hurt, but ignoring feedback would have been fatal. That is why Course Two of Who Says You Can’t Startup focuses on finding product market fit. You will learn how to test ideas with real customers, validate demand before scaling, and avoid the heartbreak of building something no one buys. Your passion matters. But your customer’s needs matter more. 🎓 Start here: Who Says You Can’t Startup Online Course → https://lnkd.in/eTk-iJTf Use code 25OFFALLCOURSES for 25 percent off the full bundle. #ProductMarketFit #StartupGrowth #Entrepreneurship #DesigningSuccessfulStartups

🚀 Most startups fail not because of bad execution, but because they built something nobody wanted. 👉 Don’t be startup #91. Before writing a single line of code, test if people will actually pay for your solution. Opinions are free, but commitments prove demand. 💡 Ask for money, not just feedback. That’s how you know if your idea has legs. #startuptips #entrepreneurship #productmarketfit #leanstartup #buildinpublic #founderlife #startupmindset #businessinsights #startupideas #pickyouridea

Everywhere I look these days — there’s a new startup community, event, or club. And now, more than ever, startup owners, students, and aspiring business owners are rushing to join them. Recently, I even came across this article about Nikhil Kamath being spotted at a café, and how the encounter went viral. (We’re at a point where just seeing a founder has become news.) It made me think: 👉 Are these communities/events genuinely helping people build startups? 👉 Or are they simply making money from the growing obsession with entrepreneurship? Here’s my perspective 👇 Communities are facilities — they can spark ideas, expand your network, give you awareness. But let’s be clear → they cannot build your startup for you. Customers don’t care which club you joined or which event you attended. They care about whether you solve their problem. As a founder, I believe: 💡 Communities are a good starting point. But the real work starts when you sit down, build, test, fail, and keep showing up for your customers. So, while we celebrate startup clubs and events, let’s not confuse inspiration with execution. #Startups #FounderJourney #Entrepreneurship #Community #ExecutionMatters

💡 90% of startups fail — but not for the reasons you think. It’s rarely about a “bad idea.” Most founders stumble because they: 1️⃣ Build too much before testing. 2️⃣ Run out of cash chasing the wrong things. 3️⃣ Start marketing too late. At Adlytica, we’re building tools and programs to help founders launch smarter, validate faster, and avoid these common pitfalls. 🚀 👉 Follow us for more startup insights and practical growth tips. #Adlytica | Helping founders build, launch & scale #Adlytica #StartupTips #FounderLife #MVP #BuildInPublic #StartupJourney #Entrepreneurship #StartupMarketing #LaunchSmart #GrowthMindset #StartupStruggles #BusinessGrowth #StartupIncubator #ZeroToOne #BV

Hunter Jensen makes a great point here. A lot of startups don’t fail because the idea is bad, they fail because nobody actually wants what they’re building. That’s the product-market fit problem. And the answer isn’t more features, more polish, or more “vision.” It’s what Hunter said: talk to people. Listen. Understand. I’ve seen this in my own work too. Sometimes the biggest unlock doesn’t come from grinding away at the product. It comes from a single conversation that makes you see things differently. At the end of the day, businesses are built on people. If you’re not listening to them, you’re building in the dark. Such a fun and insightful chat with Hunter on this one. #Startups #ProductMarketFit #StartUpTips #BusinessAdvise #Entrepreneurship #TheBuildersQuote

This is probably the most painful realization of any startup founder. Your friends (lack of) support in you, and what you are building. When I built my startups my obvious expectation was that all of my friends will use it, or at least try it, if not pay for it. The reality, Nothing. And, it's not only my experience, it's 95% of founders I have worked with that experienced disappointment from friends and their support in their entrepreneurial journey. My best advice for founders is expect nothing from your personal friends in your startup journey. Why? 1. Your friends are probably NOT your target customers, so there is no reason they will use your product, and definitely no reason for them to pay for it. 2. Most friends have a certain image of you, and if you are going out of their perception of you as their friend, they will try to block your "new you" maybe subconsciously or consciously. They don't mean to harm, they just want their friends unchanged - go and make a change even if it's uncomfortable for them. 3. Friends expect from you a friend's gesture, so they would expect not to pay or a significant discount, if they use the product. So their expectation does not align with yours to pay for something you built. 4. Most friends might not even understand how hard it is to be a founder and to build a startup, they don't have to. Do the hard things, and don't expect anyone to understand you - I promise you, you will be misunderstood for a long long time as an entrepreneur. Another advice, keep your friends as your friends, and get others to be your customers and investors - they usually don't overlap. #VentureCapital #Startups #Founders #Entrepreneurship #PrivateEquity

They say 9 out of 10 startups fail but the real story isn’t just about failure. It’s about patterns. Most startups don’t collapse overnight; they stumble because of choices, culture, and execution gaps that could have been avoided. The good news? Every failure leaves clues. By studying what goes wrong, founders can build stronger, smarter, and more resilient companies. Success doesn’t come from avoiding mistakes altogether it comes from recognizing them early and adapting fast. This carousel explores the hidden reasons behind startup failures and the lessons every entrepreneur can use to stay ahead. #StartupLife #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #FounderMindset #EntrepreneurJourney #BuildInPublic #SuccessTips #HustleSmart #BusinessStrategy #ENTimesMagazine

🚀 What do most startup founders have in common before launching? They worked full-time first. According to OCInsights' latest report, 97% of founders had full-time work experience before starting their companies. Only a small 3% jumped straight in without it. This highlights how professional experience builds the foundation — skills, industry knowledge, and networks — that often fuel startup success. Want more insights like this? Subscribe to the newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gmESWSPg 📊 Check out the breakdown below 👇 #startups #founders #entrepreneurship #careergrowth #OCInsights

⚰️ The startup graveyard is crowded with brilliant ideas that never became businesses. From “50 Startups Failed” by Thomas Oppong, founders shared brutally honest lessons: ✨ Building features ≠ solving real problems. 🚫 Depending on platforms like Google or Facebook = risk of instant death. 💸 Growth without a revenue model = a time bomb. 🔥 Burnout kills even the most passionate teams. Justin Kan put it simply: “When startups commit suicide, the root problem is often lack of traction. Overnight success never actually happens overnight.” The reality 👉 Failure stings, but it’s not the end. Startups fail. Entrepreneurs only fail when they stop trying. 💡 What’s one failure that taught you your most valuable lesson? #Startups #Entrepreneurship #LessonsLearned #Failure