"We have been working on a startup idea for almost an year now. The initial days were fantastic, we were totally convinced we had hit upon a brilliant idea, the

"We have been working on a startup idea for almost an year now. The initial days were fantastic, we were totally convinced we had hit upon a brilliant idea, there was vacuum to be filled. We worked crazy hours, got a lot of stuff done." What a lot of startups don't get is that you can only push people to work crazy hours a very limited amount of times. If the startup is just fragging around and not working towards a real moment where 'it happens' but still pushes people to give it all then the backlash will be huge and people will become demotivated and start asking the questions I see you asking. It sounds like you guys need better management. Better management to get the show on the road. Better management to give the startup a meaning. Better management to motivate people. Talk to them. They are probably struggling with the same issues. (Or maybe you are management, dunno, you didn't really specify your position) S.