Everyone Says My Startup Won't Work. Should I Quit?

One of the hardest parts of building a startup isn’t writing code, distribution, raising money, or acquiring customers. They come later…

The first thing is dealing with doubt. Something that starts from the day you start thinking and working on your idea. Not self doubt that’s normal, but I’m talking about doubt that comes from other people.

The people who confidently tell you:

“This already exists.” “Too much competition.”

“No one wants this.” “That’ll never work.”

I’ve been there while building NextBunny.co

And every founder eventually experiences it first hand at some stage.

The dangerous part is not hearing it. The dangerous part is believing it. Especially when it comes from experienced people or people you look up to in the industry.

A few negative conversations can suddenly outweigh months of customer research, product building, and positive signals.

I’ve caught myself doing that. And over time, I’ve realized something important:

Not all feedback is validation.

Just because someone has an opinion doesn't mean they're right.

For me. the only feedback that matters is those coming from actual ICP, feedback backed by data, from people experiencing the problem. Everything else is just noise.

Just because someone doesn’t understand your vision doesn’t mean your vision is wrong.

History is full of founders who were told “No.”

• Canva faced 100+ investor rejections for 3 years.

• Howard Schultz was rejected by 200 + investors before building Starbucks.

• James Dyson went through 5,127+ prototypes before one finally worked.

• Tons of examples out there for those who overcame the stupid idea not scalable.

Now let those numbers sink in. 5127 attempts, 100+ rejections, someone telling you this was not going to work and founders still not giving up. Now they are my motivation to keep going..

Because the thing is….

Most people evaluate your future based on what they know today.

And we as founders, are building for something that will exist tomorrow.

That's where conviction comes in.

And not blind conviction. Informed conviction that comes from doing the actual work: talking to customers, understanding the problem, research, seeing enough signals to keep going even when others dont see it yet..

So, the next time someone says your startup or idea won’t work, don’t get defensive or start doubting.

Don't spend days trying to convince them either.

Listen and think about it. is it real feedback to improve or just noise.

Because at the end of the day, your startup or idea won’t be judged by opinions.

It’ll be judged by results. And results only come if you keep building and believing..

If you’re building something meaningful, keep shipping!!

Let the market decide, not the loudest person in the room. ✌️