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2002: Started a small business. 2008: Pivoted to a somewhat more scalable and clearly defined small business. 2011: Started a true startup. 2013: Realized I'

by schuman 12y ago

2002: Started a small business. 2008: Pivoted to a somewhat more scalable and clearly defined small business. 2011: Started a true startup. 2013: Realized I'd started the wrong startup. Got a job at somebody else's growth stage startup. ~2018: Will start another startup. But this time I'll have a hell of a lot more understanding, expertise, connections, and

serf 12y ago
>2002: Started a small business. 2008: Pivoted to a somewhat more scalable and clearly defined small business. 2011: Started a true startup. What's the difference? Truly curious. The singular focus?
- tormeh 12y ago
  Growth potential.
- schuman 12y ago
  Scalability. They're all b2b with high ($500k+) customer lifetime values, but the first business, in the best case, could serve about 30 clients simultaneously. The second could serve (in the best case) a few hundred. The startup could serve thousands.