During a conversation with Raj Shamani (@rajshamani) on Figuring Out, Sravanth Aluru, CEO and co-founder of Avataar ai, shared a lesson he learned the hard way: expect progress to take longer than you think, but never underestimate what you can achieve in the long run. 👉🏼 Lower Your Expectations, Not Your Ambitions Sravanth Aluru explained that people often overestimate what they can accomplish in two years while underestimating how far they can go in ten. He said becoming an expert in an industry took him a decade, emphasising that meaningful progress requires patience and sustained effort. His advice to young founders is to set realistic expectations for the near future while keeping ambitious goals for the long term. If you think something will take two years, be prepared for it to take five and remember that a decade of consistent work could take you further than you imagined. 👉🏼 The Logical Indian’s Perspective In a world that often celebrates overnight success, it is easy to become discouraged when results take time. Setting realistic timelines while holding on to long-term ambition can help people stay committed without mistaking slow progress for failure. Are you more focused on achieving quick results or building something meaningful over the long term? #SravanthAluru #RajShamani #FiguringOut #Entrepreneurship #TheLogicalIndian [Sravanth Aluru, Raj Shamani, Figuring Out, Avataar ai, Startup Founders, Entrepreneurship, Long Term Thinking, Success Mindset, Patience, Career Growth, The Logical Indian]