Starting a tech startup is cheap. With just a laptop & internet, you can build a website, market on social/ SEO, meet customers (virtually) and more.

Tech startups are super complicated. Make sure you have a huge VC funding.

Growth of NoCode doesn't mean a decline for Code.

NoCode is the equivalent of a cheap, second copy of real code.

Realist founder/maker: 1. Embraces a scrappy start 2. Improves functionality along the way 3. Makes product beautiful one step at a time

Perfectionist founder/maker: 1. Aims for a flawless product 2. Struggles with endless iterations 3. Always hesitates to launch the product

The first revenue goal of your startup is not a million dollars - but to earn enough to NOT quit. If at ZERO dollars in revenue, you are optimizing for "scale", bad things are going to happen to you.

If your startup doesn't generate millions, what's the point really to keep going? Better to do a job instead.

Bootstrapping should be a default choice. Funding a consequence of logical decision making

VC funding should be the default choice. Bootstrapping is a last resort.

With less than 1% startups getting VC funded, it is important for you to open your mindset to the world of bootstrapping as well

With less than 10% startups succeeding, it's clear that without VC backing, your startup is doomed to fail.

Don't use lack of VC funding as an excuse to not build a startup. VC funding is a tool to buildd a business, NOT the business model of a startup

Lack of VC funding is a valid excuse to not build a startup. VC funding is the business model of a startup, NOT a tool to build a business.

Building a startup is not what the media tells you of huge offices, VC funding, fancy tech, and costly marketing.

Building a startup is all about huge offices, VC funding, fancy tech, and costly marketing campaigns.