don’t be discouraged
weathering the ups and downs of creative projects, life, relationships. one brick at a time.
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don’t be discouraged
In 2008, Airbnb sought $150,000 in funding for 10% of the company.
They emailed 7 big investors.
5 sent back rejections.
2 others didn’t respond.
10% of Airbnb is now worth $7 billion.
Because you care. Feeling heartbroken, enraged, depleted, burned out — simply feeling — stems from care. That is a beautiful thing. The most beautiful thing. Don’t lose touch with it.
Caroline Cala Donofrio • Reasons to Keep Going
defending the period of “relentless action before results” is half the battle.
In 1999, Larry Page and Sergey Brin wanted to sell Google for $750,000.
They were rejected.
Today, their combined stake in the company is worth $247 billion.
don’t be discouraged if you don’t know how to describe what you’re building. originality requires a long term willingness to be misunderstood.
This idea is nothing new and ever more relevant in our age of digital detoxes and celebrities who are famous for being famous. We know what we want, we have made that choice, and the only chance for improvement is a gritty dedication to your discipline.
Entertained to the Death of It – D.T. Pennington
🎉 Today we hit $300K MRR 🎉
For 3 years, we were stuck at $2K MRR, and we were constantly burning cash with very little to show for it
Now it's looking like we could hit $1M MRR by end of 2024 (and doing so profitably)
Don't give up 🤠
The thing that no one ever tells you about your calling is that it’s boring. Oh, everything is interesting if you’re interested… shut up. Yes, it will be exhilarating and fun and fluid and and natural and meaningful. It will also be tedious. It will hurt. You will encounter obstacle after obstacle until you feel like you’re in a video game with alg... See more
“when you avoid difficulty, you avoid your own gifts” via Ava, bookbear express