Yes, Start a Company Even With Just an Idea

Yes, go ahead and start a company.

The people around you will say all kinds of things. Even so, please start a company.

Someone with deep knowledge and experience will tell you, “Your business idea is way too naive.” Even so, please start a company.

A former colleague will say, “If only he’d stayed with us, he’d have been fine.” Even so, please start a company.

Your girlfriend might ask, “Are you even thinking about our future together?” Even so, please start a company.

You might finally track down a prospective customer, bring in a prototype, and get yelled at: “There’s no way anyone could use this.” Even so, please start a company.

Someday you might regret having started a company, hanging your head and thinking, “If only I hadn’t done this.” Thinking about the money you lost, there may be days when you think, “With that money I could have done this or that.” Even so, please start a company.

You are the lead character in the play that is your own life, and at the same time a supporting character on the wider stage that is society. Even having “A man who started a company on nothing but an idea and failed: [Name] [Name]” carved into that foundation is worth enough on its own.

Nothing comes from not acting. Many things come from acting. Passion, impatience, regret, excitement, success, failure — all of it is equally meaningful.

Act without overthinking. The world is harsher, and kinder, than you think.

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The Shape of a Happy IoT Startup

The Shape of a Happy IoT Startup

Originally published in Japanese at https://clazytech.com/2022/10/1232/. Translated with LLM assistance and reviewed before publication.