HeyJaredThe Honest Founder
Built and sold an AI company for $60M. Now sharing what I wish someone had told me.
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The upside of being naive. (opens the original)
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Back when I was doing my master’s, I was pretty naive. I had just founded my first company.I had no idea what to expect. No idea what it could lead to.Not once did I think about the consequences of raising a round or hiring the first employees.I just worked day and night and had this dream of building a great business and eventually, if I got lucky, becoming financially independent.In hindsight, I had a very naive view of building a company.I had no idea fundraising could take 6 to 9 months, com
The danger of good opportunities. (opens the original)
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Back when I was building my first company, I said yes to almost everything.If somebody invited me to speak? I said yes. If somebody invited me to a dinner? I said yes. If somebody made a random intro? I said yes.I always thought that if there was even a tiny chance something could come out of it, it was worth it.And sometimes, it was…I still remember driving to an event in Karlsruhe. I don’t even know what the event was called anymore.All I remember is that it was some random pitch competition w
The ceiling I am okay with. (opens the original)
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Expecting the worst. (opens the original)
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Built to last, not to sell. (opens the original)
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A couple of days ago, we went out to buy appliances for our house.We went to the closest store, a South African company called Hirsch’s.When we walked in, a guy called Barack greeted us with a huge smile and asked what we were looking for.The answer was basically: everything. Fridges. Washing machines. Dishwashers. Ovens. TVs. And a bunch of other things.It took us probably almost 3 hours to get through everything. Barack stayed with us the entire time. He explained the differences between produ
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