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Lauren Kay
@laurenikay
YA writer IG: laurenkaywrites YT: https://t.co/P9jG0zURjK Writer groups: https://t.co/A8BW5vublL Rep'd by @sabrinataitz at @wmebooks She/her
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May 3, 2021
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Here’s something we need to normalize: talking about failure.
My
@ycombinator
startup failed 6 years ago. I stayed silent.
And because of that silence, other startup founders—going through the exact same thing as me—felt alone in their shame too.
I want to break that trend.
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Any time someone brought up startups, I’d feel nauseous and change the subject.
I tried to reinvent myself, pretend that part of my life never happened.
But it’s been six years. I’m done hiding from my shame.
entrepreneurshandbook.co/my-startup-fai…