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I was 10 months into a brutal financing and I was in utter despair.​ I found myself crying on the floor of my apartment almost daily.​ My financing pitches seemed lifeless. I wondered if I even cared about my mission.​ In hindsight, it’s clear to me that I was burning out.But it wasn’t obvious to […]

Overcoming Burnout: My Journey from Despair to $40M

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I gave up dating, friendships, and salary when I started my company. When I explained to an investor that I was starting to feel sucking into the company, he told that his best entrepreneurs were obsessed with their companies too. I felt vindicated. But that’s exactly the wrong framework. It’s the path to burnout. “Burned […]

Preventing Burnout: The Founder’s Work Contract