In a now-viral story from Dharmesh Shah’s Marathon Coding Weekend, HubSpot’s co-founder shared how he spent Day 2 knee-deep in code and ended up signing an investment into a startup in just 7 hours. What actually happened is one of the most inspiring stories of entrepreneurship spirit, I ever heard:
So, during his work, Dharmesh runs into a small product issue with a new start-ups product he just started using.
Emails the founder.
Founder replies fast.
Fixes the bug almost immediately.
Ships an update in no time.
Normal Saturday, right?
Impressed by the responsiveness, he asks if they would need an investment? Seven hours later… Dharmesh signs the check.
The kicker? No Zooms, no decks, just action and execution on both sides.
Now imagine being that founder. You wake up thinking you’re just handling support. By dinner, a billionaire founder is wiring you money.
That’s wild.
And it’s such a good reminder: you have no idea who’s using your product.
This moment is a powerful reminder that opportunities for great startups exist everywhere. Stay curious, stay responsive, and most importantly: stay building.
