What Entrepreneurship Has Taught Me (So Far)

When I started building SKIP IT., I assumed the hard part would be the product. The tech. The pitch. The strategy.

And while those things take work, that’s not what stretched me the most.

The real challenge has been internal. Managing the emotional side. Building something while still figuring myself out at the same time.

Here’s what I’ve learned so far. Not from a textbook, but from actually doing it.

1. No one is going to save your idea but you

In the beginning, I kept waiting for someone to validate what I was doing. I wanted someone to say, this is smart, this is worth pursuing.

But the truth is, no one is coming to hand you that certainty. You have to believe in what you’re building before anyone else does. You have to keep showing up for it even when it’s quiet, even when no one gets it yet. When people don’t even understand how your idea could be feasible.

2. You’re going to mess up

I’ve missed deadlines. Sent the wrong file. Talked to the wrong people. Overcommitted. Burned out.

It happens. It doesn’t mean I’m not capable. It just means I’m still learning.

Mistakes don’t disqualify you. They just teach you what to do differently next time.

3. You can’t build something real if you’re constantly abandoning yourself

There were weeks I barely slept. I took every meeting. I put everyone else’s needs first because I thought that’s what founders do.

But the moments where SKIP IT. actually started to feel real, the parts people connect with, came when I stopped trying to perform and just told the truth.

When I started resting, setting boundaries, and doing things at a pace that felt human, everything got better.

4. Rejection is part of it

Every no has taught me something.

How to make my pitch clearer. How to position my value. How to walk away without losing momentum.

The right people stick. The wrong ones don’t. Either way, I keep building.

5. Being young isn’t a liability

When you're still in school, people sometimes treat your idea like it’s hypothetical. But I’m not waiting until I graduate to start.

Being early just means I have more time to iterate, more time to mess up, more time to figure it out while still moving forward. That’s not a disadvantage. That’s leverage.

Final thought

Entrepreneurship has taught me how to be patient with progress. How to take feedback without losing my voice. How to keep going when I feel like I’m making it up as I go.

I don’t have it all figured out. But I’m learning what matters and what doesn’t. And honestly, that’s enough for right now.