Lessons from a Seasoned Entrepreneur

From as early age, I've wanted to start something from scratch. Entrepreneurship is like a bug that bites you once, and the side effects stay forever. Despite the failures, naysayers, and self-doubt, you can't help but give in to the voice that says, “do it.”

- BY ABHAY SINGHAL, CO-FOUNDER, INMOBI

There is no greater feeling than to hustle for everything you believe in. You become a jack of all trades—abundantly curious and working with the awareness that “I know nothing.” You see every unanswered question as an opportunity to learn and grow. Surrounded by folks with a similar passion and belief in a dream that’s bigger than all of us, that became a comfort zone. What I had underestimated was what it would take to sustain success and prepare for hyper-growth.

You hope and aim for it, but when it happens, you suddenly find yourself sharing a portion of the responsibility and accountability pie with a slew of leaders. From knowing everything, making tough decisions and finding answers, your own vigor for finding answers and tracking data is replaced by assumptions based on “I’ve seen this 100 times before” and relying on the opinions.