I recently spent over two hours listening to the CEO of Snapchat on The Diary of a CEO YouTube channel, and it left me inspired with valuable insights about building a startup. He shared the real challenges, mindset shifts, and strategies that entrepreneurs need to succeed in today’s competitive tech world.
Here are some of the key lessons I learned from that:
The battle is always with yourself to grow fast enough for what your team needs
Focus is a super power ‘‘you need to get really good at saying no, especially when your are small’’
When instagram copied stories snap didn’t panic and he reframed it as a validation, not defeat
He changed everything about himself to keep up while building a startup
you won’t get the truth unless you go out and talk to people
Ask yourself what you love what your doing, thats the only thing that keeps you going
The best lines I liked after listening to his words more than 2 Hours:
The best way to have a good idea is having lot of ideas 🙂
These powerful insights reveal the mindset and resilience required to build and scale a startup successfully. From embracing focus and learning to say no, to viewing competition as validation and evolving personally, the lessons shared are essential for founders, entrepreneurs, and startup enthusiasts.
If you’re passionate about entrepreneurship or building your own company, remember that true growth starts from within. Constant self-improvement, customer conversations, and idea generation are key to long-term success.