I quit my Rs 75 LPA job to build a startup and ChatGPT, Google AI made it irrelevant. We lost all customer in 30 days: Techie shares the hard reality of entrepreneurship
Well, isn't this just the digital age's cruelest punchline? Our intrepid entrepreneur, forsaking a princely ₹75 LPA, dove headfirst into the startup ocean, only to discover it was a rapidly draining pond. The irony is thicker than a badly optimized website: while we laud 'disruption,' few consider being the 'disrupted' themselves, especially not by technology advancing at warp speed. This isn't just a pivot; it's a full-on, 'run-for-your-life' scramble, proving that in today's landscape, even your firstborn idea can be an anachronism before the paint dries.
This stark account highlights the brutal, fast-paced reality facing many new ventures. A tech professional made the courageous leap from a substantial ₹75 lakh-per-year salary to launch their own startup. Their initial product, however, met an untimely demise, rendered completely irrelevant within just 30 days by the meteoric rise and capabilities of ChatGPT and Google's advanced AI tools. This swift technological shift resulted in the complete loss of their customer base, forcing the startup into an arduous seven-month quest to redefine its direction and find a new viable path.
