I saw a hundred billion dollar opportunity in the market that others were oblivious to, and I knew exactly what to build to capture it.

At Y Combinator, I was inspired by the ambitious mindset of other founders, which contrasted sharply with the skepticism we faced before. It motivated me to fully commit to making Watsi a reality.

I wanted to build a huge business, but I knew that with the technology I had at the time, I simply couldn't scale to a multi-billion dollar business.

We were all friends and had worked together before, which made us confident that our co-founding team was the right fit for building something long-term.

I'm excited to share the story of Shoptiques and my journey as its founder.

Even if a startup doesn't become a billion-dollar company, I find comfort in knowing I'm helping founders take a shot at their dreams.

Our first employee recognized that we persevered through tough times because we were passionate about our mission, which is essential for success.

Our ambition was always to build a world-dominating venture capital firm, not just a small boutique, as we believed it was equally hard to build either.

Investors were supportive when I decided to pivot from our game store after realizing it wasn't worth the investment, showing their confidence in our ability to figure things out.