It is shocking how often startups fail because of the personality flaws and deep seated childhood traumas of their founders and execs.
Get therapy. Get exec coaching. Do inner work.
It will save you if you let it. You’ll solve problems now and prevent problems in the future.
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Yes, this is a good point - but in my experience they start because of the trauma but if the downside risks are not mitigated, they also fail for the same reason
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I went deep on this with :
The chip on your shoulder gets you to where you need to be but if you are not aware of it as a chip on your shoulder and do the work required to integrate it, it will haunt you and make decisions for you.
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If they’re super pumped they can succeed -for a while-



