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Mike shares stories from Sketch Maven’s two-year journey, revealing lessons learned along the way. One key takeaway is the need to balance enthusiasm with practicality—while he was excited about the concept, he admits that he initially overlooked technical details, such as security protocols for credit card processing.
A notable challenge was fighting spam and hacking attempts, which shifted his focus away from growth to firefighting. "All my energy went into security and infrastructure, rather than growth," he reflects. His sister-in-law’s perspective—that “at least you built something worth hacking”—helps him see the silver lining, even amid setbacks.