Two somewhat related quotes: Short version: "Bad shit is coming. It always is in a startup." -Paul Graham Long version: "First, and most importantly, realiz

Two somewhat related quotes: Short version: "Bad shit is coming. It always is in a startup." -Paul Graham Long version: "First, and most importantly, realize that a startup puts you on an emotional rollercoaster unlike anything you have ever experienced. You will flip rapidly from a day in which you are euphorically convinced you are going to own the world, to a day in which doom seems only weeks away and you feel completely ruined, and back again. Over and over and over. And I'm talking about what happens to stable entrepreneurs." -Marc Andreessen