Rules of the Jungle

Often in paper and the television it is portrayed that success in entrepreneurship is overnight. But it is far away from the truth. We need to see how long the so called “over night” was. For some it is years and for some it is months. The later ones are the luckiest. Very often it takes many years to accomplish. In the recent years however some of the tech companies like YouTube & Skype have changed some of these dynamics. But still it is not over night.
Speaking of my own experience it took us some time to get somewhere. It took us 3 years to raise money. Not that raising money is an accomplishment but without money you can’t do any business. And most of the new age entrepreneurs are all from a middle class family. So expecting financial support from friends and family is ruled out. At the maximum you might get moral support that too if you are blessed. So before starting of your own you better know what are you up to. Get your feet wet. Take some time to feel the water and then jump. At least you will be mentally prepared to face the challenges. Very often we start when we are in peak of enthusiasm and when that drains off you quit saying it was difficult. Of course the journey is difficult. When you are in jungle don’t except the journey to be smooth.