Big wins all started small

Twitter just crossed 50 million tweets a day! An historic day in the company’s history. Everyone is talking about it these days. This is definitely a position all startups aspire to be at one day. An important point to note is that back in July 07 upto Jun 08 it was not on too many people’s radar. It was just another web service, one that not too many people could understand. The journey from where it was, to where it is today, exemplifies an important factor, which is, that all big wins often do start small. Once upon a time, not too long ago twitter comprised of a handful of people, working hard day after day. The growth was incremental, and at times it may have felt that it was a good time to throw in the towel.

This is what separates the entrepreneurs who succeed from those who don’t. The ability to hang in there when everything may be going against you, against all that was planned, changing your business plan every 4-6 months when you are unable to find the right product to market fit, above all believing in your ability at the end of everyday, that is what it takes to succeed! It is not everyone’s cup of tea and those who have grand visions of hiring rapidly, leasing large office spaces and increasing overall expenditures without increasing revenue, usually find themselves out of money and choices very quickly.

Entrepreneurship is not an easy way to make a quick buck. In fact it is quite the opposite. It is actually a really challenging way to make that buck. What keeps the entrepreneur going day after day is the fact that he/she knows that they have the ability to do a lot more than what they would achieve at a 9-5 job. They believe in the system, and understand that they need to pay attention to their small wins and latch on to the ones that begin growing incrementally. Stories of how 2 entrepreneurs made it, working out of their garages and coffee shops, sound cliched, yet,  most of these are the same people who realized early on that all big wins have to start small.

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