The Toll on Everyone Around a Founder

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#280The Burden of Unrealistic Expectations

#279How Do I Stay Positive In Tough Times?

#278Are Investors Trying to Push Us Off a Cliff?

#277What Previously Funded Founders Do Differently

#276Are Startups Easier for Experienced Founders?

#275Who's Working for Who?

#274Let's Get Back to Our Why

#273How We Secretly Lose Control of Our Startups

#272Should Kids Follow in our Founder Footsteps?

#271The Evolution of Entry Level Workers

#270Assume Everyone Will Leave in Year One

#269Was Mortgaging My Life Worth it?

#268What's My Startup Worth in an Acquisition?

#267Is My Ambition My Enemy?

#266Are Startups in a "Silent Recession"?

#265Do Founders Deserve Their Profit?

#264The Utter STUPIDITY of "Risking it All"

#263Why Most Founders Don't Get Rich

#262Investors will be Obsolete, The End of Venture Capital

#261Why is a Founder so HARD to replace?

#260We Can't Grow by Saying "No"

#257This is WHY More Money Means MORE Problems

#256Committees Are Where Progress Goes to Die

#255Giving Up Equity? Press Pause First

#254Why Do 99% of Founders Suck at Asking for Help?

#253The Value of Actually Getting Paid (Avoid This Big Danger)

#252Will Investors Bail Me Out? Brutal Truth About Startup Investments

#251Is the Problem the Player or the Coach?

#250Do People Really Want Me to Succeed?

#249You Only THINK You Work HARD — The Hard Work Illusion

#248SMALL is the New Big — Embracing Efficiency in the Age of AI

#247This is BOOTSTRAPPED — 3 Strategies to Build Your Startup Without Funding

#246The Spectrum of Investor Advice

#245$10K Per Month isn't Just Revenue — It's Life Support

#244Why Do VCs Keep Giving "failed" Founders Money?

#243If It Makes Money, It Makes Sense

#242The Hidden Treasure of Failed Startups

#241My Competitors Just Raised Funds — Am I Screwed?

#240Can Having Zero Experience Be a Huge Asset?

#239What If I Build a Startup That Just Makes Money?

#238How to Get Rockstar Startup Advisors

#237Job vs Startup — What Should I Do?

#236Founders Need a Steady Hand in the Storm

#235So You Think You Need a Co-Founder?

#234Can I Scale My Impact Without Scaling My Team?

#233Grind or Guilt, the Founder Dilemma

#232Are Founders Driven by Fear or Greed?

#231What if I'm Building the Wrong Product?

#230How Startups Actually Get Bought

#229Am I Quitting My Startup, Or Letting Go?

#228How long do we ACTUALLY have?

#227Can I Replace Myself as a Founder?

#226Who am I Really Competing Against?

#225Investors are NOT on Our Side of the Table

#224Plan for Bad Times — Budget in Good Times

#223When a $40M is More Than a $200M Exit

#222Don't Fear the Reaper (AI Edition)

#221Don't Let Investors Become Your Customers

#220We Can't Stay Out Of The Game For Too Long

#219What if Our Dreams Are an Illusion?

#218What if this isn't a "Big Business"?

#217Founders, Not All Problems Are Apocalyptic

#216Stop Listening to Investors

#215Can You Build a Startup in Less Than 40 Hours a Week?

#214Are Bootstrapped Startups Less Valuable Than Venture-Funded Startups?

#213Why Founders Don't Ask For Help

#212Can I Design My Startup Around My Life?

#211Founders, Time is Your Greatest Asset

#210The Toll on Everyone Around a Founder

#209Big Starts Breed False Victories

#208Once a Founder, Always a Founder

#207The Invention of the 20-Something-Year-Old Founder

#206When is Founder Ego Too Much?

#205Founder Imposter Syndrome Never Goes Away

#204Always Take Money Off The Table

#203Should I Feel Guilty For Failing?

#202The Case Against Full Transparency

#201Does My Startup Really Need Full Time Employees?

#200This is Probably Your Last Success

#199How Many Times Can My Startup Die?

#198How Should I Share My Wealth with Family?

#197Why Do VC Funded Startups Love "Fake Growth?"

#196Founder Legends Are Less Fun When You Are Living Them

#195Can Middle Schoolers be Founders?

#194Founders, At What Point Have We Sacrificed Too Much?

#193Founders, How to Tell the Board "I Need a New Deal"

#192Founders, Failure is Just One Chapter in Life

#191What If I Want To Work Forever?

#190Should Founders Worry About Quiet Quitting?

#189If a Startup Sinks, Founders Go Down With It

#188The Downfall of Becoming Internally Focused as Founders

#187Founders, We Earn Our Wins. This isn't the Powerball.

#186All Founders are Beloved In Good Times

#185Our Startup Culture of Entitlement

#184The Bulls#!t Case for Raising Capital

#183Founders, We Only Have To Be Right Once

#182Why Every Kid Should Be a Startup Founder

#181How Big of a Failure Can I Survive as a Founder?

#180Why Are All My Founder Friends Ahead of Me?

#179Are Startup CEOs Really CEOs?

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LaShaunda Washington

Hi guys,
I thought what you had to say was so on point. But the one thing that I have to say is my children are grown. I can say for sure that my daughter who still lives at home has a great deal to deal with.

I have a dance company and I have rehearsals at my home because I couldn’t get funding. But moving forward she has had to put up with so much and I really hadn’t thought about the toll that it has taken on her. I mean she is supportive but the fact that her home has been turned into a dance studio and music being run late because we have a show to do.

She has told me that there were times she wanted to hangout with me and couldn’t. Though she is proud of me it still takes a toll on her.

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