Javed Hasan Of Lineaje: Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Launched My Business or Startup

An Interview With Ben Ari

Think deeply, pivot rarely, adjust quickly — Define your idea and understand why your idea is special. Then stick to it. This advice was conveyed to me by my son: Be like water flowing downhill. If you hit a rock, go around it. But even then, you are still going downhill. Make small adjustments not big ones, but make them frequently.

Taking the risk to start a company is a feat few are fully equipped for. Any business owner knows that the first few years in business are anything but glamorous. Building a successful business takes time, lessons learned, and most importantly, enormous growth as a business owner. What works and what doesn’t when one starts a new business? What are the valuable lessons learned from the “University of Adversity”? As part of this interview series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Javed Hasan.

Mr. Javed Hasan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Lineaje (www.lineaje.com) — a Silicon Valley startup focused on Software Supply Chain Security…