The blood, sweat, and tears of living the startup life.

Really good post. I was talking to a friend of mine last week and he related a great story:<p>In January of 201X, he was sure his company was going out of business after 6 long hard years.<p>In May of 201X (same year), XXXXXX (titan we all use all the time) bought his company for $40M.<p>Hang in there, keep pushing, make progress, stay sane. Get up the next day and do it again.<p>Welcome to StartupVille.

“If you knew all the hardships ahead beforehand it would be incredibly hard to ever start.” - Even if you thought you knew, many still jump in cause we all think we'd be different. And it's because of that belief that the world is changed!

Author here. I wrote this post in response to a confidential conversation I had with a friend about his company on the verge of going under.<p>Happy to answer any questions or feedback anyone has.

Brilliant! I liked "The experience is the journey itself – It’s not about the end (acquisition, IPO, etc) but the everyday moments that make startups what they are." the most... :)

very well stated. it's the facebook stories that make headlines and paint a picture that is not even close to a fair representation of reality

...stabbing people with my startup knife.

Great post !

Great read!