The band name stays the same, but the band members change
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I’m convinced that startups rarely die from competition. They often die from within, long before anything external could lead to a shutdown. As founders, we go through event after event, uncomfortable moment after uncomfortable moment. Those events and moments shape us and leave scars. Sometimes it’s too much, and we can’t handle it. Sometimes life happens, taking us in another direction. Sometimes after the honeymoon stage wears off with your co-founder, when a real trough of sorrow is upon you, you realize you have 2 different outlooks on life. Sometimes going through those traumatic events together as founders bring you closer together. And, sometimes, you even fall in love with your co-founder through having a high level of admiration for them.
The band name stays the same, but the band members change
The band name stays the same, but the band…
The band name stays the same, but the band members change
I’m convinced that startups rarely die from competition. They often die from within, long before anything external could lead to a shutdown. As founders, we go through event after event, uncomfortable moment after uncomfortable moment. Those events and moments shape us and leave scars. Sometimes it’s too much, and we can’t handle it. Sometimes life happens, taking us in another direction. Sometimes after the honeymoon stage wears off with your co-founder, when a real trough of sorrow is upon you, you realize you have 2 different outlooks on life. Sometimes going through those traumatic events together as founders bring you closer together. And, sometimes, you even fall in love with your co-founder through having a high level of admiration for them.