Taking L's and moving on

Any Founder or early startup employee will tell you that you’ll need to used to rejection and pain. After doing this for 5 years, I’ve become accustomed to taking L’s often, but it’s only become marginally easier every time. It’s still painful and beats me up.

I had a situation earlier this week that I felt great about, but the ball just didn’t bounce our way. Deep down I knew I played my cards right and the effort was there, but even two days after, I’m still thinking about what I could have done better to win. I’m starting to get over this one and move on, but I probably won’t fully get over it until I get a big win under my belt again.

The good news is that there’s no offseason to sulk in startup world. You take the L and then you’re forced to move on. Every L I’ve taken has created a greater sense of urgency to get shit done and work harder.

I’m back on the grind today and looking forward to getting back in the W column soon.