Last night, a long-time personal friend (currently a founder) called me. 

Over the years we've shared the highs and the lows of life; what he told me last night crushed my soul. 

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Principal at Cobalt Ventures. Write @ TheItinerant.io ; BenErsing.com Host: /venturecapital /finance

He's been grinding towards his dream for years. Yesterday, a MP at a firm you'd know spoke to him like a silly child playing with a toy. It made me sick. 

I know founders have thick skin, and this is par for the course, but no one deserves to be treated this way. 

It infuriates me. 

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Back in the day I was working at, and later running, our family company. Due to dumb investments and stupid timing, we almost went under. 

I remember as if it was yesterday: we were weeks, maybe days away from having to hand over the keys...

Most of us will need a helping hand at some point in time in our life.