"Keep going" - What a stranger taught me about starting

On January 8th, I went to an entrepreneur summit at IIT Madras.

I didn't know what to expect. I just showed up.

Everyone around me seemed so sure. They had pitch decks. They had plans. They had answers.

I had curiosity.

At one point, someone asked me: "What are you working on?"

I hesitated.

Then I said it out loud for the first time: "I'm building something. I don't have all the details yet, but I'm starting."

They nodded. No judgment.

Just two words: "Keep going."

That small exchange stayed with me.

It felt like permission to not have it all figured out yet.

This is from January 2025 - the first month of my Annual Edition.

I'm documenting this entire year. Not highlights. Not lessons. Just what actually happened.

Where I was. Who I spent time with. What the days felt like. What I learned.

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– Nami

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