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How do I hold two opposite beliefs at once: relentless optimism to sell, and brutal honesty about the numbers?
Great founders run two mental modes and switch on purpose: the pitch voice that sells the future, and the operator voice that reads the data cold. ...
How do I let go of ego enough to hear hard feedback without either crumbling or getting defensive?
Ego is what makes you build; ego is also what makes you deaf to the customer telling you why they won't pay, and the job is to keep the first while...
When do I need to grieve and reset before starting again, and how do I actually process a startup that failed?
A dead startup is a real loss, and skipping the grief to immediately 'stay positive' just buries it where it quietly poisons the next attempt. Give...