When things don't go well...

The last month and some change have been challenging. It’s just been one of those stretches where it feels like not much is going our way.

A mistake here, a missed opportunity there, deals lost, candidates declining your offer, the list goes on. In truth, this stuff happens all the damn time all year long in the startup world. For some months, it just happens more than the wins. This past month has just been one of those months.

I’m frustrated by this. Like many other builders, I set a high standard for myself, the organization and the goals. I too want record breaking month after record breaking month in a graph that just goes to the top right.

Of course, this is not what happens in practice. There are many bumps in the road and often times the most successful startups I’ve seen have had prolonged stretches of this.

It’s been a frustrating 24 hours especially as a few things in particular have been bothering me. At the end of the day, I need to remind myself of the following:

We are growing like crazy and have some amazing projects in the works.

We do have an amazing team that is smart, dedicated and hungry.

We are having a record breaking year. A bad 30 days does not define the year.

And despite a tough last month, we can still be on a graph that goes to the top right.