How to stay motivated as first time founder and you don't know the thing you are working will work?

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Focus on why you started, set small goals, celebrate your successes, find a support system, and don't be afraid to fail.

Remember, you are not alone. Many first-time founders have doubts about their success. But by following these tips, you can stay motivated and focused on your goals.

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I believe it starts by truly knowing what you want and why you decided to use the career of a founder to live the life you believe in. I came up with an ebook to help first-time founders and solopreneurs answer this question: https://ko-fi.com/s/1cc7ad403f&n... I hope this helps.

Jonni Gani · Answer

1. Research your market. You don't need to overdo your research, but don't go in blind either. 2. Give yourself a hard deadline. Psychologically this gives you a sense of safety. At most you'll only throw away a fixed amount of time, if things don't work out. When we were building our SaaS product, we followed Basecamp's Shape Up methodology. You can read about it here: https://basecamp.com/shapeup It worked really well for us. We blogged about it here: https://www.curiouslab.io/blog/i... If you need help staying motivated, please don't hesitate to reach out. Stay positive. You've got this!

Shajedul Karim · Answer

stepping into the founder's shoes for the first time is a wild ride, full of 'will this even work?' moments.

here's the thing tho – nobody really knows what will work, but every successful founder was once a first-timer too.

the key? embrace the unknown like it's your dance partner. find joy in learning and treat every setback as a clue to what’s next. surround yourself with people who get the struggle, and remember, every big thing started as a small, uncertain step.

keep stepping, keep learning, and let curiosity be your fuel. you've got this!

Ahmed Yassin · Answer

Easily, ensure it works. If you read the book 'The Lean Startup' by Eric Ries, you will understand exactly what to do before launching your product to the market. i explained the book in this post u can read it https://www.linkedin.com/posts/a...

Alex von Reiche · Answer

Fail fast, learn from it and build experience. Eventually you'll figure out what works for you.

hamid · Answer

@ahmed_yassin2 Thanks for your feedback

Sharon · Answer

I just believe in what I'm doing and what I'm gonna achieve by this.

Richard Maxwell · Answer

@bukhari817 everyone feels like this from time to time. It really is a roller coaster ride. Try to spend time think about why it will work so much better than you expected too as this can help balance things out if you are feeling pessimistic. Trying to be disciplined is important - keeping how you feel separate from the work you need to do is important to make progress.  It’s hard but an important skill. Oh. And pivots always happen.

How to stay motivated as first time founder and you don't know the thing you are working will work?

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