@viraj.ala: Some founders take years to find traction. Arbaaz went from zero to $250 million.. 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. He quit making videos to start a company called Graphon. What should young people do more of? Stop taking shortcuts. If you always take the shortcut, you never go deep enough. And if you don't go deep enough, you're not the expert anyone comes to. When they started Graphon, they raised and got far fast because every founder had a PhD in graph theory. They were the one-of-one world experts who knew exactly what the problems were. He's married. Two years, after dating for ten. The most important lesson his wife taught him? Community and relationships are what actually make you happy. What you should cherish and preserve. Because everything else doesn't add that much value. His take on balance? He believes in it. 100%. But not day to day. Some days it's 60% company, 40% life. Some days it's 90% company, 10% life. When you average it out, you've got to have some balance. The lesson only an immigrant learns? The starting line is different. He came to this country in 2015. He always wanted to start a company. He couldn't until 2022. You accept there will be consequences. And you're okay with them. He won't call them mistakes. He calls them consequences. You jump out of an airplane with a parachute, you accept the consequences. You quit your job to start a company, you accept the consequences. Deathbed at 100. The lesson he'd leave behind: Your relationships and community matter way more. Friendships. Loved ones. Everything matters way more than anything else you do. Who made it all possible? His wife and his parents.

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