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Startups · by Tomás Gómez · 2026-10-05

A surprisingly useful lesson from a trailhead in São Paulo

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. growth got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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Inês Ferreira · 25 likes

Honestly, great taste. For me it came down to the tiny repair.

Isha Menon · 3 likes

I would pin this if I could.

Priya Nair · 17 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. The hidden expense is usually time.

Camila Rocha · 10 likes

Really good advice, and it feels doable. The the library detail changes the whole answer. A boring plan you can keep beats an optimized plan you abandon.

Zofia Kowalska · 6 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant.

Sara Ahmed · 9 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. The awkward constraint is probably the real story.

Liam Eriksson · 7 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners.

Tomás Gómez · 7 likes

Kind of wild how often agree is the whole issue.

Can Arslan · 3 likes

Fair pushback.

Liam Eriksson · 0 likes

Could be regional too.

Rafael Almeida · 3 likes

I think both things can be true.

Élodie Favre · 10 likes

That made the concept click.

Tomás Gómez · 2 likes

Anecdote beats theory here.

Maya Putri · 2 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Daniel Kiptoo · 2 likes

That is the part people skip.

Diego García · 1 likes

Same here. It took me too long to learn.

Noah Miller · 1 likes

@sleepy_coder I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me.

Emir Kaya · 6 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me.

Maya Williams · 6 likes

That made the concept click.

Noah Johansson · 0 likes

I had the same reaction to click.

Tomás Gómez · 1 likes

That is a good boundary.

Maya Williams · 5 likes

Really good advice, and it feels doable. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing.

Avery Johnson · 4 likes

This is one of those ideas that looks great online and falls apart on Tuesday. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.

Camila Rocha · 3 likes

Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how different people's constraints are. That is the kind of detail beginners miss.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink paulo. I am curious whether funding still feels good next month.

Olena Shevchenko · 1 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. This pairs weirdly well with tacos.

Tiny Fern · 1 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Lagos? A little friction removed goes a long way.

Grace Parker · 2 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Theo Bennett · 1 likes

That is the part people skip.

Tomás Gómez · 2 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Tiny Fern · 1 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Sanne de Vries · 1 likes

This made me smile more than expected. The messy part is easy to underestimate.

Mehdi Benali · 1 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about trailhead. The social part surprised me too.

Mateo Cruz · 0 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Cedar River · 1 likes

@mateo-49 Appreciate the nuance.

Valeria López · 0 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. I keep a note about growth for exactly this reason.