10 amazing pieces of advice by startup founders to first-time founders

Patrick Lumumba
5 min readJan 15, 2024
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While scrolling through X (Formerly Twitter) today, I came across an interesting question posed to startup founders by Natia Kurdadze:

The replies contained many insightful and valuable perspectives from experienced founders. It got me thinking — these tips could be hugely helpful for anyone looking to get on their first startup journey.

So, I decided to put together this story to share some of the top advice for first-time founders, directly from those who have been in their shoes before.

The tweets contained a wealth of knowledge from startup veterans about the key things they wish they had known when they were just getting started.

From fundraising to hiring to product-market fit and more, these experienced founders provided thoughtful recommendations and words of wisdom for the next generation.

Let’s begin.

1. Find a partner

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Patrick Lumumba

Dad, WordPress Web Developer, Blogger, Citizen | Nairobi, Kenya | Find me at https://lumumbas.blog