Brick by brick

When I started reading my emails this morning after coming back from the gym, I almost fell of my chair. The prestigious Red Herring publication, is considering my application for their Top 100 Innovators in Asia program.

>… a company is one of 100 of the most promising technology or innovative companies in Asia for that year.

Wooooow! I am really truly and honestly deeply honoured!

Will I get in? Likely not. We are still too edgy, too niche to be really considered. But that does not matter. At least it does not matter to me.

This email is an email of recognition. It shows that the house that I am building brick by brick with my own hands slowly has form. Slowly has meaning. Slowly has momentum.

Good and successful (in terms of profitability) startups take time.

And for the 99% of startups (where we are in) that don’t get a billion dollar valuation right of the bat, it is sink of swim in a pool of hope and despair.

What many people always underestimate is that every company has to start small and then continue to grow and be persistent in doing so. Persistence is one of the many reasons why startups don’t survive. If you look at Facebook, which is arguably one of the the most prolific startups in the last 10 years, you will notice that their original growth in the first 4 years was rather flat.

Only the rarest of startups have this type of hockey stick growth. For most of the startups it stays rather flat throughout their lifetime.

Will tenqyu have this? Let’s see. But I am betting on it. But we will take the time. A good quality product takes time.

Btw, while you are here, why don’t you check out our latest urban engagement app drop!in (Nearby Events Happening Now) : http://www.idrop.in we hope to build better communities and make cities more inclusive through it.