"First and foremost, a start-up puts you on an emotional rollercoaster unlike anything you have ever experienced. You flip rapidly from day-to-day – one where you are euphorically convinced you are going to own the world, to a day in which doom seems only weeks away and you feel completely ruined, and back again. Over and over and over. And I’m talking about what happens to stable entrepreneurs. There is so much uncertainty and so much risk around practically everything you are doing. The level of stress that you’re under generally will magnify things incredible highs and unbelievable lows at whiplash speed and huge magnitude. Sound like fun?"
Monday, September 17, 2012
The startup rollercoaster
Marc Andreesen:
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Don't forget the days where nothing happens and you feel like you're getting nowhere.
ReplyDeleteStrangely reassuring! So glad to hear that it is not just me on the rollercoaster. Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteDitto the above comments Kate and Kerstin!
ReplyDeleteI am launching in about 6 weeks - if I'm on a rollercoaster, today I am at that calm moment when it slows, allowing you to take a breath, before hurtling away again!
Ho-hum....but wouldn't swap any of it!