Hey there. I am actually the author. I completely agree with your point. The issue I was having starting the company where my immaturity and naivety hurt me was

Hey there. I am actually the author. I completely agree with your point. The issue I was having starting the company where my immaturity and naivety hurt me was investing too much into "my problems, my issues, my company." I think a lot of people fall in this trap and come to that realization that you made that placing value into yourself or accomplishments is where you'll inevitably falter. I actually wrote something as an antidote later about the importance of shared purpose in organizations: https://medium.com/@DanielTawfik1/fencing-in-the-mirror-23d5b9cd72ea#.aisqg0cqq https://medium.com/@DanielTawfik1/fencing-in-the-mirror-23d5...