This State of Market Fear Creates Proper Startups
Panic creates beauty.
If there is a word that describes the market state we're in right now, that word undeniably, undebatably is fear. The political state of the US has made every single investor question their investments. They question what they should do. They question whether they should hang on and invest in things like gold or invest in something as risky as a new startup.
There is one thing to know for sure. This state always happens. It's not once in a lifetime. It's a repetitive state.
I'm not saying that what's happening in the US right now happened before. But when it comes to a zoomed-out perspective of the business world, this has happened, this will happen again, and this is happening right now. Or the other way around, but you understand what I mean?
In this sense, there is nothing to worry about, but my words are not really going to make you or any investor or any startup founder feel safe. What makes those parties feel safe is to look at statistics and to look at something like the stock market growing or investors starting to reinvest in startups.
Market Fear and VC Funding
Recently, I was involved in working on market research about the state of VC funding in the years 2024 and 2025. It hasn't been growing in the year 2024. Now with the tariffs, I'm pretty sure that we are on a downside as well, and it's still going to be affected in a way.
But that's not necessarily a bad thing, and here's why.
Statistically, companies that are massive, like Apple and Amazon, they all were birthed in a challenging state. Not exactly similar to the state that we're in right now, but in a challenging state nonetheless.
Opportunity in a State of Fear
So, yes, the world might be freaking out. Investors might tell you that they won't invest in your business. Customers might cancel their subscription because they're afraid.
But at the end of the day, a new Apple might be in the mix, a new Amazon might be in the mix. When there are business challenges or when there is a challenging business market, this automatically decreases or lowers the barrier to entry and makes your opportunity of starting a business somewhat higher.
Yes, you're not going to find investors that easily. Yes, you're not going to find customers as easily. But for those of you who do, it's as if they passed through the ultimate test and everything that comes afterward is not going to be as major.
That's why this market state of fear that we're in right now is the perfect opportunity to grow a product. So fear not and start getting to work.