
Halfway to a meeting in SF, a stranger asked about my headphones. We hit it off—tech, podcasts, the works. Then: “Got a card?” I didn’t. But I had a digital one. One scan, done. He followed up that afternoon. Lesson: be ready. Connections happen anywhere, anytime.
The first $500 MRR is the hardest milestone because everything is manual and nothing compounds yet. The founders who get through it are usually the ones with conviction about a specific problem rather than a general vision.
What's the specific problem you're most confident about solving?
Totally agree. We don’t carry business cards like we used to, but a quick message on WhatsApp or even just exchanging numbers goes a long way. It’s all about being ready to connect—digitally or otherwise—because you never know who you’ll run into.