Crisis is inevitable - prepare your mindset

Building a startup is a journey from one crisis to the next.

A venture capital partner is likely to see between a hundred and 200 companies a year and invest in one or two. 1%. So you're going to hear a hundred times no until you hear one yes.

I'm trying to rebuild trust one hour at a time, and avoid having three or four levels of management all come in and start helping.

Imagine if you're confused about how your founder is behaving. Imagine that they're terrified all the time, and see if that makes their behavior more clear.