#27 š¤·āāļø Why do a marathon to do a startup?
My main goal this year is to reach ramen profitability with TypeCharm. The odds are against me. Most startups fail in the 1st 2 years. Time to revenue can (did!) stretch beyond the initial rush of optimism and willpower. How to trick my brain to put in the effort for its own sake, suspending judgement? What could I do that pushed my performance to the limit, with more certainty for a pay off?...
#25 Who knows you the best?
Hi and welcome to another post on my entrepreneurship journey. This is the last post for 2023, so letās get right to it. š¶āš«ļøOctober In my previous post, I mentioned how I was still talking to someone from my last founding team about building something together. That didnāt work out - hard to find a common topic. I had a few other co-founder dates but none that grew into something more....
#24 Wrapping up two projects
Hi and welcome to my wantrepreneurship blog! The past two months have been yet another roller coaster that ended inā¦ well it didnāt end the way I hoped. I wish the title of this blog was āFirst customers using the app - learningsā, but todayās post is more of a post-mortem. In fact, itās two post mortems in one. However, thatās not a bad thing (well not completely). In 2023 alone, I can count 5 projects and/or teams that Iāve started and stopped, so far....
#23 Iro - (not) a therapy chatbot
Hi there! Today I want to share a bit more about Iro - the project I started at Antler, with my cofounder Nalla. Before I dive into that, a quick note on the new blog frequency: Iāll now try to share bi-weekly updates, instead of weekly. You can also now subscribe to be notified when thereās a new post. Just add your email here (youāll receive an email asking you to confirm - make sure you do š)...
#22 Antler wrap-up and whatās next
Hi there! Itās been too long since my last post. The truth is that the Antler experience started taking more and more time and headspace, including on the weekends. I tried to use all of the down time to rest and recharge, but now weekly posts are back on. In this post Iāll cover three things: š °ļøA quick summary of my Antler experience šæPersonal update:Ā Howās it going, Stefan? š§ Next steps Letās jump right in!...