Spending time with my batchmates during the accelerator program helped me forge many great friendships. We spent days and nights together at the office, giving each others a hand, courage, or just a compliment to make the day better. After I got ripped apart at one of my investment meetings, a batchmate said to me, “Don’t worry, he’s just another a-hole or stupid”. It really makes you feel better knowing you are not going through this alone.
For many teams who didn’t have an office before, 500 Startups is probably the first time that they can have their team all sitting together in one place. Better yet, many of us live together in the same building or apartment, making it the a great opportunity to spend time with each other. However, we had to avoid the trap of turning into workaholics. Something I admit was hard for me. At the end of the day, you’re building the company not by building the product but by building the people who will grow the company together with you.
This post is dedicated to all of my batchmates, 500 Startups’ staff, Christine Herron, Marvin Liao, Jun Li, Maneesh, Deepak, Dave, Christine Tsai, George, Max, Melissa, and everyone!
If you believe you can be the “next big thing”, 500 Startups’ Batch 007 is now open for application.
This post first appeared on Thuy’s personal blog as Things I Wish I Knew When I Joined 500 Startups.
「次の大物」になるのは自分かもしれないと思っているなら、500 Startups’ Batch 007が只今受付中です。
この記事は、「500スタートアップに参加したときに知っておきたかった事」というタイトルでThuy氏の個人ブログに初出。
もし、次の旋風を巻き起こす自信のある方は、現在500 Startups’ Batch 007の参加申し込み受付中だ。
この掲載内容は、“500 Startupsに参加した際に知っておくべきこと“として、Thuyの個人ブログで最初に紹介している。