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The Bet

February 13, 2025

If there’s one lesson I keep coming back to, it’s this: I should always believe in myself more. Every time I’ve hesitated - waiting for external validation, second-guessing whether I’m ready: I’ve regretted it. And every time I’ve backed myself, even when it felt like a long shot, I’ve been right. Not always immediately, but always eventually.

At 14, I joined my friends in building a company. It was small, but looking back, it taught me a lot about myself. Soon after, I earned my first dollar on the internet, where age and credentials didn’t matter. I never looked back. A few years later, while building Pathao, I was thrown into challenges way bigger than me. I could have easily thought, Who am I to do this? But I just kept going. And that bet paid off. Wind? Same bet, different lessons.

The hardest part isn’t taking the risk. It’s convincing yourself that you’re the kind of person who should. The difference between those who build and those who don’t isn’t resources or intelligence, it’s belief.

If I could go back, I’d tell myself to trust my instincts more, to take the leap sooner, to ignore the doubts. But the next best thing is reminding myself now. Bet on yourself. No one else will do it for you.

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