Being an entrepreneur certainly comes with lots of thrill but also ups and downs. Most of the times things don’t go according to the plan but you have to roll with the punches. Let’s take a look at some of the lighter side of things. We count down the most hilarious memes for entrepreneurs.
1. Started a Business vs. Getting a Job
Chances are you have been there. You update that Linkedin your new job titles and congrats come in but you start your own business nobody even comments! Even that one comment is a total spam.
2. New Idea vs Old Finished Project
That’s right you know what we’re talking about! You have plenty of unfinished projects but the new idea is just looking great and you can’t keep your eyes from it. Everyone struggles with this. This is the story of our lives.
3. Pitch Deck Promises Vs. Reality
Remember that time Elon Musk did the new demo of the car window and things went horribly wrong? Well…this one really describes the states of having a pitch deck vs reality.
4. Full Stack vs. Full StackOverFlow
The first hire is usually like this. It will either come as a full-stack developer and launching it out the galaxy or will disappear all together. We hope you will hit the first one but won’t be surprised if things go horribly wrong with the hire. We have been there and see in it all.
5. Actually Building a Business Vs. VC Fundraising
This one is so accurate. Many startups can get distracted by fundraising. They spend more hours on fundraising as supposed to finding customer. Let’s focus on finding those paying customers.
6. Getting into Y Combinator
This is really what it feels like to score an interview with Y combinator. Battle after battle you try and try again! You will do whatever it takes and then comes all sorts of rejections or potentially accepted. Just roll in with the punches.
7. Client Budget vs Expectations
This one is so relatable! Often times clients want the best but budget is not there at all. There’s a big gap there between expectations and reality.
8. Minimum Viable Product
This one is hilarious! It’s all about the Minimal Viable Product but there’s no MVP in the beginning and you have to show some mock up or something to show!
9. Spending money ads
She wants cashflow but he wants to spend money on ads to get free trials with no paying customers.
10. Customer Service from the Bed
This is one is more common now these days! As entrepreneurs you are constantly checking your email and chances are this is how customer service looks like.
11. Advancing Your Career During Pandemic
We live in a world of distractions and this one couldn’t be any more true!
12. Linkedin Sales Pitches Coming in
As entrepreneurs you also get bombarded with sales pitches on Linkedin and this one couldn’t be any more true. The problem with these sales pitches are that they are right off the bat after connecting with you.
13. Reading too much but not executing
We can talk strategy all day about the startup but if you’re not executing it’s over.
14. Startups During Pandemic
We know this already. Startups are brutal to build but building it in pandemic is something else.
15. Building without an audience
We know this common symptoms among startups. You keep on building but without actually marketing anything!
16. Chasing venture capital vs. finding paying customers
This one is so relatable as many startups try to raise funds without any traction or paying customers.
17. Learning from “Lean Startup Book” vs. Launching a Startup
Actually launching a startup is radically different as you have throw everything out the window.
18. Launch Day at a Startup vs. First Year
It’s truly brutal out there for building a startup and we know it. No need to sugar coat it!
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About the Author
Eric Rafat is a passionate founder with wealth of expertise in startups, building high-performing teams, and growth marketing. He is a top ranked tennis player and always up for a conversation about startups and tech. Connect with Eric here.