Tips for Starting a Successful Business from Hiroki Takeuchi

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  Lessons learned from GoCardless: start early, surround yourself with the right people, solve a real problem, and be persistent.
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  03:10

  Attended student society promoting entrepreneurship, inspired to pursue internship with founders of a startup and later joined a start-up called Automatic in 2007.
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  04:55

  💡 Two management consultants quit their jobs to start a business after struggling to settle on an idea, emphasizing the importance of taking action and not just brainstorming.
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  08:06

  A group created a solution for collecting money for informal situations and presented it at Y Combinator's demo day.
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  10:27

  Focusing on momentum is key to success, as mistakes are necessary for growth.
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  13:01

  Embrace mistakes and develop emotional resilience to gain momentum and wiggle your way to success like the Airbnb founders did during their first thousand days.
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  16:12

  Despite facing over 60 rejections, a startup team secured $1.5 million in funding from Excel and Passion Capital.
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  19:03

  Starting a business is tough, but if you persevere and stay resilient, it will be a rewarding journey.