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The kick of a startup
- Mz 15y agoBut the theoretical question has been answered and a certain level of satisfaction has set in. What can be the next level of kick for my sweet-little startup? Perhaps doing something that requires another leap of faith and pushes us into the unknown. Perhaps. Or perhaps not. The description in the article reminds me of people who are addicted to the excitement of starting new relationships but can't seem to make one work long-term because they have to move on and recapture the thrill and excitement of starting a new one again. Lots of long term relationships are dreadful and stuck in a rut, but not all of them. I have spent a lot of time pondering what makes a relationship work long-term, really work and not just stay together like they are stuck with each other and hate it. I can't say that I have figured it out. I think I have more clues than I once had. I am just tossing it out there as a possible concept for anyone who has reached this less exciting stage with a start-up and is wondering how to keep the love alive (so to speak) instead of abandoning it for some adventure. (Not that there is necessarily anything wrong with moving on. I don't mean to imply there is.) I think for me, my hope is that doing things I find meaningful will help keep my projects alive even after they are more mature -- that it can't just be about the money or about the launch, but the work itself needs to be something I believe in. Time will tell if I am right about myself in that regard.