What is the first piece of advice you would give to someone who wants to start a company?
Replied bySadi Khan
Co-founder & CEO at Aven
Niche: Finance, Technology
Revenue: $1M+/month
Location: USA
Started: 2019
My first advice would be, don't start a company. It’s genuinely very hard. Everyone told me that before I started, and I didn’t believe them. Now, I say it to others and I can see they don’t believe me either. But it’s true, it’s a whole new kind of hard that lasts for years.
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