Thank you - that is good, hard earned knowledge from the trenches. We don't often get that these days. I would offer one piece of advice to anyone trying to s

Thank you - that is good, hard earned knowledge from the trenches. We don't often get that these days. I would offer one piece of advice to anyone trying to stay on course: when you experience those early highs (launch, fundraising, etc), try to explicitly capture how you feel and why you feel that way. Write it out somewhere you won't lose it, then make a habit of re-reading it regularly. There's nothing foolish about that phase of optimism. It's no worse then some future dose fueled by a new tangent. Keep that optimistic mental image around and use it to fuel new attacks in what can become a boring fight.