How running a start-up, “can” make you a Super Hero.

It’s 10pm on a Saturday night. I’m still drinking the juice I got with my breakfast. Food you ask? Thoughts for food, is the mood of the day.

Assuming I eat, my PhotoShop skills get better.

I’m Chris Tsiolas and I’m (still) a start-upper.

Make making people’s lives better, become your job.
This is what super heroes do. Right?

Are you ready to
become a super hero?

Let me take it a step back. Entrepreneurs tend to be some of the most successful, rich and respected people. Being able to materialize your vision, share it with the world and have that make you a fortune is dreamy, to say the least. But reality is harsh.

Introducing yourself as a Start-upper instead of a (university) student when you’re 20 is amazing. Trust me.

Introducing yourself as a start-upper after being part of the start-up community for over 5 years is definitely_not_amazing. Double trust me.

By now, you should’ve become an entrepreneur; fighting over which is the best place for a cocktail in Silicon Valley, while chilling with MIT graduates and what not.

This is in Silicon Valley, says Google; how should I know?

Changing people’s lives.

I want to become a super hero myself. Scrap “myself”. Even Batman had Robin and Alfred; the butler. One needs a team to take things forward. One needs a team to materialize a dream. A team, can change the world.

I’m not talking making a living out of selling products or services. A person can achieve that. It is more than hard on its own, of course. One should not look down on such a person. This person is a doer and an achiever.

But, changing the world; that’s a whole other story. A story might have a happy ending. Still, it needs many twists, turns, obstacles and traps, to keep the reader engaged. This is how one should build a story, but this is Life as well. Running a start-up requires an amazing team. It requires motives far stronger than financial gains. Other ways, this team will never change the world, and there will be no happy ending. The Big Bad wolf might eat you, while you wander around, in the Valley of Death.

It keeps you on the edge of your sit. I don’t complain.

TL;DR

Making a change is hard. Sometimes undoable. Everyone needs support; it takes trial and error. And lots of discipline. Losing friends, partners, career opportunities, time and money is just part of the story. Still, changing the world is worth it.

To wear the Bat Suit, and drive around in the Batmobile,
takes a lot of work.

That’s a cool way to show up at start-up event.

Work. Work hard enough, so that you don’t have to work for anyone. Just keep on making people’s lives better. Become a super hero yourself. Or to correct myself: Create the new Avengers. And even if you fail, remember that even Spiderman had to go through a few reboots.

Try Again.
Try Harder.
#doMore.