SCALE UP - December Recap 2023

I hope you have enjoyed the very last month of SCALE UP this year.
This very last month’s scaling lesson is all about navigating the cycle of life. I think as most of us reflect back this year, one thing we have all learned is that life operates in cycles. From the pandemic-fueled hyper-growth phase to this entire year of navigating uncertainties in the tech world and beyond, both companies and individuals experience these cycles every few years or decades. No one can truly escape this perpetual ebb and flow. High tides and low tides are constants. However, the wise adapt and work with these rhythms of life.
James Raybould emphasized the importance of forever networking in life. Whether we find ourselves riding high or facing challenges, networking should never be neglected. Because time’s most crucial element is compound interest. The depth and duration of our relationships, especially human connections, compound over time. Even when you’re comfortable or feel invincible, remember to extend a helping hand to others. So when your tide recedes, you’ll need that same support.
So how do you work with the tide? You need to get creative and you need to execute. Like Mohan Belani mentioned, it is not the end of the world, good funding environment or bad funding environment. If you are building a good product, you learn to work, pivot and tweak your approaches along the way. This is part of the journey and probably sth that will make you come out stronger. You have to get creative, you have to look at other avenues and you have to execute. Don’t just anticipate. You can do the perfect forecast. But if you don’t execute nothing will materialize and it will become too late after your prediction or forecast is complete.
I hope you have enjoyed this month’s and this entire year’s scale up episodes. Happy to announce that the SCALE UP podcast has also landed in the most popular Chinese podcast channel Xiaohongshu and 即刻App.
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