(part III) But my real mistake - in my own opinion - was not so much being under-funded, as it were my own personal issues. Personal issues that prohibited me

(part III) But my real mistake - in my own opinion - was not so much being under-funded, as it were my own personal issues. Personal issues that prohibited me from from reaching out to investors. Issues that prohibited me from creating a team that could cover for my many shortcomings as an entrepreneur. An inflated sense of ego, I would never allow myself while working on someone elses dime. A bloated sense of self-entitlement leading to arrogant "Fuck it! We'll do it live!!!" type decisions. I am asshole, tremble in the presence of my lack of introspection. It has been an immensely valuable learning experience, in a very real, pragmatic "this doesn't work; this does" kind of a way, but my most valuable lesson was: I am not an entrepreneur. I do not possess the qualities needed to run a company. Maybe I will someday, but if I don't, I'll survive. I also dreamed about being Captain of a Star Cruiser, and I survived not fulfilling that dream :) I am definitely not done with start-ups, but will focus on a supporting role. I am Beta, tremble in my supportive presence ;) If this post can inspire some of you to share your stories of failure, I would feel some value has come out of it. And long as this post may seem, I haven't really described any specifics of my road to failure, but I'm very happy to field any questions this esteemed community might have. My Failure-app: http://openpanels.net http://openpanels.net Thanks for letting me ramble!