The whole might be greater than the sum of its parts, but startups are all about the individual parts.
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The whole might be greater than the sum of its parts, but startups are all about the individual parts.
Being an entrepreneur isn't about knowing things, but learning them by actually doing things.
I prefer businesses that can be bootstrapped initially because the constraints (in time and funding) should create creativity. It also means much greater leverage when you want to have those first discussions with potential investors.
A big part of entrepreneurship is being creative within constraints and being a South African entrepreneur is no different.
I know that I want nothing more than to create stuff and be a founder. I love that regardless (or because of) the journey and I know that I can't be a truly fulfilled individual if I wasn't exercising my founder muscle.