askria.ai的动态

2024: The Year I Survived Love, Loss, AI, and Sleep Deprivation Where the only thing more prone to hallucinations than AI is my sleep schedule. What happens when you mix AI, fintech, and an over-caffeinated solo founder with a perfectionism problem? Well, you get a year like 2024: chaotic, exhilarating, and weirdly transformative. Between hopping across 25 cities, dodging burnout, and obsessing over AWS bills at 3 a.m. I’ve learned more than I ever signed up for. Here’s the thing: startup life isn’t all TED talks and unicorns. It’s raw, relentless, and often ridiculous. I’ve cried over customers leaving like it’s a breakup, fought sleep deprivation like a badge of honour, and questioned my sanity more times than I can count. But in the midst of all that madness, lessons were learned-sometimes painfully, sometimes hilariously. These reflections are not advice, just lessons from someone who’s on the bloody battlefield still figuring it out. 1. No One Cares Like You Do (and That’s OK) Running AskRia feels like raising a feral child. No one else lies awake wondering if the ML pipeline will break or if the AWS bill will eat your runway. People leave, some don’t deliver. You want to scream, “Why don’t you care?!”—but you learn: your obsession isn’t their obligation. Eventually, you realise it’s your mountain to climb 2. Firing Feels Awful, Even When It’s the Right Call Letting someone go feels like pulling out your own tooth—necessary but painful. 3. Customers Are Not Just Numbers Losing a customer feels like a breakup. “Was it me? Was it them? Could I have saved this?” It’s like dating—they ghost, you grieve, but eventually, you move on. 4. The Formula of Love, Suffering, and Giving Startups force you to love deeply (your mission), suffer willingly (those sleepless nights), and give relentlessly (your energy, sanity, and weekends). If you’re not ready for all three, this isn’t for you. 5. Rest Is a Strategy, Not a Weakness I used to think rest was for the weak. Turns out, it’s for the smart. Pushing 24/7 is unsustainable, and burnout is a productivity killer. 6. The Art of Pivoting Without Losing Your Mind Startups are a continuous dance of change. You pivot products, strategies, and sometimes your whole business model. The lesson? Stay flexible, but rooted in purpose. 7. Disappointing Friends & Family: The Silent Cost “I’m busy” has become my default response. Birthdays,dinners, weddings,catch-ups—I’ve missed them all. It’s blue-hard to explain to outsiders. 8. AI, FOMO, and Focus I’ve been in AI since 2016 when it wasn’t sexy. Fast forward to 2024: AI is everywhere, and suddenly everyone is an "expert" The noise is deafening. I wonder:Will AI replace me? 9. You Are the Sum of What You Love, Give, and Endure This year taught me that everything comes down to three key things: what you love, what you give, and what you endure. Love what you’re building.Give more than you take.And finally, endure.Endure without losing yourself. See you in 2025