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8 Lessons I learnt or you can learn from Durov’s story on launching his first large company.
- Break Big Tasks into Smaller Steps: Any project, no matter how overwhelming, gets easier when you break it down into manageable parts.
- Persistence Pays Off: There will always be challenges, but if you stick with it, you can push through.
- Working Solo Has Its Advantages: When you’re the only one working on something, you don’t waste time on back-and-forths and you can fix issues quicker since you know the project inside out.
- Perfection Can Slow You Down: Trying to make everything perfect might take more time, but it usually leads to better results in the end.
- Learn by Doing: Handling different roles; coding, designing, managing…gave Durov a solid understanding of how everything fits together.
- Deadlines Are Flexible: Durov planned to finish VK in four weeks but took six, proving that it’s okay if things take longer than expected.
- Focus Requires Sacrifice: Sometimes, getting things done means cutting out distractions and sticking to the essentials, even if it means losing sleep or skipping social time.
- Innovation Wins: By constantly adding new features, Durov stayed ahead of competitors, which helped VK grow fast.
These lessons shaped how Durov built both VK and later, Telegram which is currently the biggest social media messaging app in the world with almost a billion monthly active users.
- Break Big Tasks into Smaller Steps: Any project, no matter how overwhelming, gets easier when you break it down into manageable parts.
- Persistence Pays Off: There will always be challenges, but if you stick with it, you can push through.
- Working Solo Has Its Advantages: When you’re the only one working on something, you don’t waste time on back-and-forths and you can fix issues quicker since you know the project inside out.
- Perfection Can Slow You Down: Trying to make everything perfect might take more time, but it usually leads to better results in the end.
- Learn by Doing: Handling different roles; coding, designing, managing…gave Durov a solid understanding of how everything fits together.
- Deadlines Are Flexible: Durov planned to finish VK in four weeks but took six, proving that it’s okay if things take longer than expected.
- Focus Requires Sacrifice: Sometimes, getting things done means cutting out distractions and sticking to the essentials, even if it means losing sleep or skipping social time.
- Innovation Wins: By constantly adding new features, Durov stayed ahead of competitors, which helped VK grow fast.
These lessons shaped how Durov built both VK and later, Telegram which is currently the biggest social media messaging app in the world with almost a billion monthly active users.