Ask HN: What's the hardest part of being a founder?

1 pointpaulwilsonn2 comments

Not funding, not hiring, not even product - I feel every founder I meet has a totally different answer to this.

For you, what’s been the hardest part?

1. Getting first users?

2. Building the right team?

3. Staying sane through the ups and downs?

Would love to hear the most real challenges you’ve faced.

In the mobile app market, a financially-viable or organic (non-paid) long-term marketing plan is the hardest. First testers can be hired. First users can be paid for with Google Ads/Apple Search Ads, etc. Depending on the competition, sustained user-base growth can become a next-to-impossible problem to solve.

I'd say 'prioritization', especially in the beginning when users do not know exactly what they need/want.

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