The uncertainty of entrepreneurship causes many entrepreneurs to put off starting their business. For others, losing a job or other economic hardships push them starting their businesses earlier than expected. In our conversations with thousands of entrepreneurs we’ve seen so much variety in when, how and why people started their business and so we wanted to share a wide variety of views and reflections on the question of whether these folks wished they had started sooner or waited longer before starting their businesses.

Shana Brown

I’m a strong believer in God, fate, and the timing of the Universe. The timing was what it needed to be. I started when I finally understood that I couldn’t live a life that didn’t feel like mine. Clay had been patiently waiting for me, and once I listened, I knew I couldn’t go back. It took courage, and it took time, but I wouldn’t change it. Read More>>

Fallon Honeycutt

My business partner Gregg Smith and I started this company in 2020, but I didn’t go full time until 2025. Something that I’m glad I did was I’m grateful we started the company when we did, and I’m glad I waited to go full time, as I was able to get experience under my belt that I needed to be prepared for the struggles of business ownership. We started on March 5, 2020, this is right in the beginning of Covid, in Reno NV. Read More>>

Crystal Hackl

Looking back, I feel certain that the timing of my business was just right. Any earlier and I wouldn’t have been ready, and any later and I would have been restless. The journey hasn’t been an easy one, but the best things never are easy, are they? Read More>>

Angela Mallett

If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t choose to start my business any sooner or any later, because I truly believe the timing was divine. Read More>>