A 31-year-old startup founder took to Reddit to share the financial and personal pressures that come with building a business, highlighting the difficult choices entrepreneurs face when chasing growth. The founder, who left a corporate job offer of ₹40 lakh per annum to pursue entrepreneurship, launched his company around two and a half years ago in what he described as a “slightly conventional space.” Advertisement

The venture initially saw rapid growth, recording a turnover of ₹5 crore within six months. Driven by the “bug of scale,” the team set an ambitious target of ₹50 crore.

"I started my company around 2.5 years ago. Left a job offer at 40lpa. The start up took off since it was in a slightly conventional space. Did a 5cr turnover after 6 months and the bug of scale bit us. We wa

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