We realized that the most important step in starting a company is defining your mission, which serves as a compass for your direction, rather than just focusing on technology or funding.

It's essential to keep yourself flexible and explore what you want to do before committing to starting a company.

Determination is crucial when starting a company, as many things will go wrong, and the key is to learn quickly from mistakes and not give up; the biggest mistake is letting a mistake moralize you, as nothing is impossible if you keep pushing forward.

Starting a company is incredibly challenging, and many people don't realize how hard it is until they experience it themselves.

The most important thing when starting a company is having a really great team.

I advise aspiring entrepreneurs to start with the problem they want to solve rather than focusing on building a company.

It's crucial to understand how hard it is to create something that people actually want. Many founders mistakenly believe they have extra resources to innovate on unrelated aspects, which complicates their efforts.

Aspiring founders often mistakenly believe that the first step to starting a company is to create a pitch for investors, but the first step should be identifying who you want to work with and what you want to build.

I learned a lot from my first startup, especially about what not to do, like playing startup without having product-market fit.