Never bite the hand that feeds. Bite the hand that tries to take it away.
Throughout this entire journey of starting a business, it is easy to be lead down paths that may not exactly pan out immediately.
Paths there have no arrows/directions to your final destination.
Paths that have no "rest stops" to stop and refuel.
Paths that have no other souls to ask for advice.
Paths that have no sales...no revenue, or shall I say "FOOD".
You see, in the beginning, we offered a service that took much reliance on small businesses to implement and use it. That takes an unbelievable amount of time and money. Time and money that startup businesses simply do not have.
The return on investment was poor. It was almost like we were putting our future in the hands of small businesses that did not care.
So, we had to work smarter... if we wanted to eat.
For approximately 5 years, we nearly starved to death. Until 1 day, we found a bowl of food on the side of the path...and a way to keep it coming.
While one person kept an eye on the food, the others searched the other paths for more.
From here on out, the mentality remains the same - Never bite the hand that feeds. Bite the ones that try and take it away.
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