Trust Your Gut
My latest venture has inspired this post. There’s no doubt in my mind that Hipsell has the potential to become a household name and be very successful. Let’s rewind a little shall we?
My previous venture Connectsy was definitely a cool idea, and at a certain point I believed it would be the next Foursquare or bigger. However, without even knowing it, there was doubt. I wasn’t sure it would be successful and even when we pitched it our best, it still seemed like a long shot.
I’ve always liked to bet the long shot. It usually pays a lot more and it’s always more fun to root for the underdog. Betting on your startup is very different then betting on a horse at the races. You’d better be solving a real problem and improving people’s lives.
There’s obviously a lot more needed to build a business, so let’s not get into that. The main point of this post is to share my latest revelation. There’s a certain feeling you get in your body when you know your idea can be huge.
We thought Connectsy could be huge, but it was missing some key ingredients. Hipsell on the other hand, is a life changer. When playing around with our minimum viable demo, it’s clear just how disruptive we can be. I understand we’re still a ways away from company building, but company building we will be.
I come back to this feeling I have. If you have doubts that your idea is a good one, trust your gut. Even if it’s a good idea, it may just not be great. You likely have a better idea in you, search it out. There’s no greater feeling than knowing your idea has that billion dollar potential. I’m very excited to see Hipsell make people’s lives easier.
To all our supporters, this is the big one we’re not going to let get away.
