So today, at a random kid’s birthday party, between all the balloons, screaming toddlers, and adults pretending to care about cake—
I met a tech cofounder.
The guy is now a CEO/Product guy at a financial software company. They build tools for finance industry clients, and it’s an actual, profitable business. But how did he get there?
From Two Guys to a 14-Person Company
His background? Engineering—but not software.
The start? He was working in a small financial firm—just him and another guy. Somewhere along the way, they realized:
💡 “Screw using someone else’s shitty software, let’s build our own.”
So they built Version 1. Used it. Improved it.
Then came Version 2—and at some point, the company pivoted from being a finance firm into a software company for that industry. Now? They’re a 14-person team running a real business.
But here’s what nobody talks about:
They struggled for 4-5 years.
Not some “brochure story” struggle. No. The kind of struggle where you can’t sleep at night because tomorrow you need to pay salaries, and your bank account is at zero.
The kind of struggle where you ask yourself every damn day:
“Did I fuck up my entire life by choosing this?”
That level of stress. The kind that haunts you constantly.
Would You Risk It All to Start a Business?
I respect the grind. Amazing story. Well done.
But it makes me wonder:
🔥 What’s your business story?
🔥 Would you risk everything to start something on your own?
🔥 How would you do it?
Because let’s be real: entrepreneurship sounds cool until it’s 3 AM and you’re staring at an empty bank account.
So, would you take the leap?
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