Grab the Bull by the Horns

Samar Hasan
Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min read

You know that feeling you get when you see a great product/service and think, “Oh no! Why didn’t I think of it?” or even worse, when you think, “Oh no! I did think of this idea but somebody else implemented it first!”

Sitting at Coffee Planet at the airport in Islamabad, I am feeling empathy for all the other cafe owners who must have, at one point in time, thought of opening their outlets here, but failed to act upon their ideas for one reason or another. For anyone who has gone through this airport, the pain was evident — there were no comfortable coffee shops where one could catch up on work while waiting for flights, which are often delayed, just like mine is by the way!

And now, here we are, with Coffee Planet running a successful business, with at least 30 customers right now with me and at least 50 must have transitioned through over the last 1.5 hours.

So, if I have one piece of advice to dish out today, it is this: grab the bull by the horns and just do it. Don’t delay your plans unnecessarily and wait for the opportune time. Time will adjust itself around your plans. The worst that can happen is that you will fail, but guess what, you will learn along the way!

Especially in the context of startups, here is what other entrepreneurs say: It’s always the right time to launch your startup.

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Samar Hasan

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Social entrepreneur, Co-Founder Epiphany, Champion of women empowerment, Higher Ed specialist, Passionate about financial inclusion

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