Founder & Scenarios

Founder mindset & resilience

The founder is the first product to keep alive.

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What actually separates founders who make it from those who quit? Not intelligence, not the idea, not even the market, it's determination plus the refusal to die. Most startups don't run out of money; they run out... Beginner 3 resources → Is it normal to feel like a fraud when I have no idea what I'm doing? Yes, and it never fully goes away, every founder is improvising in public. The fix isn't confidence, it's self-belief bordering on delusion paired ... Beginner 3 resources → How do I build resilience for the emotional rollercoaster of startup life? Stop trying to flatten the highs and lows, instead build a system for the lows: peer founders, a coach, and rituals that keep you grounded. Ben Hor... Intermediate 3 resources → How do I make hard decisions when there's no obvious right answer? Accept that the hard things are hard precisely because there's no formula, you're choosing between bad and worse. Gather input fast, then own the c... Intermediate 2 resources → How do Indian founders stay resilient through the chaos of building here? Listen to founders who've been through the full 0-to-1-to-crash-to-comeback arc in the Indian context, the constraints, the family pressure, the fu... Beginner 2 resources → How do I keep going when I'm demoralized and want to give up? Demoralization is the actual cause of most startup deaths, not cash, so treat it like the emergency it is. Talk to another founder today, find the ... Intermediate 3 resources →