I Almost Gave Up on the Thing I Wanted Most
There are some things in life that you don’t actually stop believing in. You just stop working on them. And for some time, you convince yourself that you have moved on. But somewhere inside, that thing is still there. For the last two years, I wanted to become a startup founder. Not because it sounded cool. At least, I don’t think so. I genuinely wanted to build something of my own, create something useful, lead people, solve problems and see an idea become real. But the problem was, I wanted to become a founder before I was ready to handle what being a founder actually required. I had the dream. I had the excitement. I had the confidence. But practically? I had very little. Not enough money. Not enough knowledge. Not enough connections. Not enough clarity. And honestly, I was very rigid about my idea. I thought I needed everything to be perfect before starting. So I kept waiting. And waiting. And waiting. Then engineering college happened. And somewhere in between assignments, mat...