1/ One of the hardest parts about being a founder is picking yourself up after you've failed. Not just the first time you failed but after the 100th time.
Failure is the default outcome for most ideas. Thus constant failure is the environment in which entrepreneurs must survive.
Failure is the default outcome for most ideas. Thus constant failure is the environment in which entrepreneurs must survive.
2/ Most serial entrepreneurs will tell you that if you try and fail once, most people can pick themselves up.
But trying and failing for years on end will wear on even the best entrepreneurs.
If you have tried starting a company and failed even once, you know how brutal it is.
But trying and failing for years on end will wear on even the best entrepreneurs.
If you have tried starting a company and failed even once, you know how brutal it is.
3/ No surprise founders are 2x more likely to report depression: techcrunch.com/2018/12/30/inv…
You can Google "founder mental health" to see all of the data and personal stories. Some of them are heart breaking.
You can Google "founder mental health" to see all of the data and personal stories. Some of them are heart breaking.
4/ When I was a founder, I would constantly have to remind myself: "Things are never as good as they seem. And things are never as bad as they seem."
The reality is it's much easier said than felt.
Take care of yourself founders. There are lots of us out here rooting for you.
The reality is it's much easier said than felt.
Take care of yourself founders. There are lots of us out here rooting for you.
