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Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as freedom and financial independence. For founders who have actually done it, is the reality worth the sacrifices?

For founders who started their company while working another job, how did you decide when the startup was ready to become your full-time focus?

We’re trying to avoid spending months building something that nobody actually needs. What methods have you used to validate an idea before investing significant time and money?

We’re interested in what actually makes the first year difficult beyond the obvious financial challenges. What problem took up most of your time or caused the most stress?

Finding the right people to build a company with seems extremely important. Did you start with friends, former colleagues, or meet your co-founders through networking?

Pricing is one of the things we’re currently thinking about. How did you determine your initial pricing, and did you change it significantly as your company grew?

There seems to be a lot of uncertainty around when a product is actually solving a real problem. What signals or metrics convinced you that people genuinely wanted your product?

We’re trying to understand how startups can realistically acquire their first customers without having a large marketing budget. What worked best for you in the beginning?

Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs come from failures. Tell us about a mistake that taught you a valuable lesson or unexpectedly led to new opportunities.

Everyone starts from zero. Share the strategies, channels, or unexpected opportunities that helped you land your first paying customers and what you’d do differently today

Wir sind gerade in der frühen Phase unseres Startups und versuchen typische Anfängerfehler zu vermeiden.
Welchen Fehler habt ihr in den ersten Monaten gemacht, der euch später Zeit oder Geld gekostet hat?

Wir sind gerade in der frühen Phase unseres Startups und versuchen typische Anfängerfehler zu vermeiden.
Welchen Fehler habt ihr in den ersten Monaten gemacht, der euch später Zeit oder Geld gekostet hat?

Wir bauen aktuell ein Startup im Bereich Social Media. Das Produkt funktioniert bereits und die ersten Nutzer sind zufrieden. Jetzt stehen wir vor der Herausforderung, die nächsten 100 Nutzer zu gewinnen.
Welche Kanäle haben bei euch am Anfang am besten funktioniert? Gibt es etwas, das ihr rückblickend anders gemacht hättet?

Was there a specific decision, hire, strategy, or realization that changed everything for you?

No audience, no network, no existing business. What would be your first steps and why?

I’m curious what experienced entrepreneurs think. What’s something most people believe about starting or running a business that is completely wrong?

Verkaufen, Marketing, Führung, Verhandeln, Networking oder etwas anderes?

Mich interessieren eure Erfahrungen und Perspektiven.

Gab es einen bestimmten Moment oder war es eher ein langsamer Prozess?

Etwas, das ihr vor der Gründung völlig anders eingeschätzt habt.