Business & Entrepreneurship
The dream that became Label Rafat.
Long before her label made over a lakh at its very first exhibition, Rafat Jahan was a little girl collecting leftover fabric from the tailor near her...
Started Somewhere is a space for real stories about beginnings, changes and everything that happens along the way.
A first business, a career switch, a first investment, a move to a new city or a first try at something creative. Every one of them started with a small, unsure first step.
We share the parts that usually get skipped: the first steps, the doubts, the mistakes, the small wins and everything in between.
The unpolished first steps, hesitation, and what happened right after.
Long before her label made over a lakh at its very first exhibition, Rafat Jahan was a little girl collecting leftover fabric from the tailor near her...
We are editing more honest beginnings right now. Have one of your own? Tell us the messy first step.
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Stories about first sales, first failures, 3 AM thoughts and every awkward first in between.
No highlight reels, just the real, unglamorous start.
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