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The blood, sweat, and tears of living the startup life.
- cathrine2101 15y agoGreat read!
- uahal 15y agoReally good post. I was talking to a friend of mine last week and he related a great story: In January of 201X, he was sure his company was going out of business after 6 long hard years. In May of 201X (same year), XXXXXX (titan we all use all the time) bought his company for $40M. Hang in there, keep pushing, make progress, stay sane. Get up the next day and do it again. Welcome to StartupVille.
- Cmccann7 15y agoStartups are a marathon not a sprint. It's so hard to appreciate that until you've been in that situation.
- Lawnb0y 15y ago...stabbing people with my startup knife.
- Cmccann7 15y agoAuthor here. I wrote this post in response to a confidential conversation I had with a friend about his company on the verge of going under. Happy to answer any questions or feedback anyone has.
- michelleclsun 15y ago“If you knew all the hardships ahead beforehand it would be incredibly hard to ever start.” - Even if you thought you knew, many still jump in cause we all think we'd be different. And it's because of that belief that the world is changed!
- benekastah 15y agoThe whole time I read that article I told myself that it will be different for me. The whole time I also knew it won't be different for me. Maybe denial can be a good thing?
- sreitshamer 15y agoEven knowing it won't be different, what else are you going to do? Might as well go for it.
- martinreed 15y agovery well stated. it's the facebook stories that make headlines and paint a picture that is not even close to a fair representation of reality
- cristina_r 14y agoGreat post !
- mavenik 14y agoBrilliant! I liked "The experience is the journey itself – It’s not about the end (acquisition, IPO, etc) but the everyday moments that make startups what they are." the most... :)