Founders

It feels self indulgent to share sometimes. 

One thing that I naively underestimated about being a founder is the frequency of rejections that’s part of the job.

At first it stung — and I don’t think it will ever feel great — but with sufficient practice the sting becomes a pinch that goes away quickly.

Those same rejections, when harnessed, become fuel that makes things happen. 

And looking back, I’m grateful for those earlier rejections. Because I needed them to steady my convictions and build my courage.

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If you’re not get rejected a decent number of times, you’re either:
1) already OP
2) not contrarian enough
3) in a saturated meta 

All three can be silent killers. Better to have some headwinds to keep your head right

don't even remind me of the number of leads i fumbled