What I found encouraging and enlightening was knowing that most startups go through the "Trough of Sorrow" (the time after launch when you don't get any users a

What I found encouraging and enlightening was knowing that most startups go through the "Trough of Sorrow" (the time after launch when you don't get any users and things look really bad). Just knowing that you're not alone makes it so much easier to go through it.