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You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.

— Steve Jobs

Reflection

Entrepreneurship is a journey of uncertain steps and unseen outcomes. You may not feel it in the moment, but in hindsight, those early decisions often form the foundation of your success. If the path and outcome were perfectly clear from the start, building a company would not require risk. But it does. The journey forces you to trust your instincts and keep moving forward in the face of ambiguity. You do not need all the puzzle pieces in order to start building, and you have to wonder how many brilliant ventures were never launched while waiting for them. Find a few corner pieces, a few rocks that feel solid enough to take the first steps out onto. Then take the first step, and believe that more of the picture will come into view as you go, though often not before you move.

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