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To the founders on here: which item would have helped the most reduce the stress 1. more (or more secure) money. If you got your house paid for and a decent s
by lifeisstillgood 5y ago
To the founders on here: which item would have helped the most reduce the stress
1. more (or more secure) money. If you got your house paid for and a decent salary guaranteed for two years while you got the thing started, would that have helped?
2. A wingman - someone you trusted utterly with you each step of the way (but harder to provide than the above)
3. Other
I ask because if I was a VC and my stable of startups could improve their hit rate with say, 1) then it seems a no brainer.
I am just wondering if the VC game is rigged to be like a hazing - we cannot find any other decent way to sort the winners
- chaircher 5y agoI think having some sort of regular wage hit my bank account over 24 months instead of 2 years of savings would have made a lot of pyschological difference. Not seeing a number go down like a timer takes the pressure off.
- AussieWog93 5y agoFor me it's 2. Changing the relationship with my wife so that we're both on the same team has done absolute wonders. Financials have never, and probably will never be an issue, yet I still managed to drive my mental health into a ditch.