Josh Talks turns 6 today. Here is what I have learnt. A thread.
1/ Building a company is hard. Building a company based on a social mission is even harder. Don't let anyone sway you away from your true cause - sticking to it is more rewarding than you think.
2/ Knowing who your user is and understanding their pulse to the extremest detail as early as possible is an absolute must. Every decision then becomes easier, will this help X? Will he/she use it? How will this change their outcome?
3/ Take time out to figure out what your core strengths as an organisation are. It makes building additional product lines much easier and faster. Still learning how to do this without getting distracted by what seems like a big opportunity in the moment.
4/ Running a profitable business is underrated. We were bootstrapped till we proved our unit economics work. Knowing that our business works at its core fundamentals makes it easier to make bold decisions.