Any advice on dealing with the stress of a startup?

vincebaskerville · 3 months

That's completly normal. The trick is to really just still try not to let yourself go. You still want to do some of the old 'fun' things, going to movies, french-toast-fridays, obstacle racing courses, bars.. whatever they are.

We've just hit our 1year mark & we all have premature greys growing everywhere — but if you ask anyone else they'll say we're doing great. It's all part of the game.

Keep your head up and you'll be ok :)

pbuschma · 3 months

I highly recommend mediation 15-20 minutes. It calms down your brain, makes you more productive and more positive. That and 15-20 minutes of exercise.

spinlock · 3 months

What are the metrics you're looking at?

I'm awful at dealing with the stress and usually wind up looking at reddit when I should be calling back that prospect. Speaking of which ...

tetleyted · 3 months

I started a uk based company 11 years ago with 2 others (I am the majority share holder). We're on the verge of selling (3 other attempts collapsed) and sorry to say this feeling hasn't left me yet. the worst thing is nobody understands (wife, friends etc) what it feels like (you sum it up perfectly) and you have no way of explaining it to others where it makes any sense to them. The lows are really low the highs are no big deal any more.

ddrmaxgt37 · 3 months

I've had to deal with the same thing before. I found that having something else that keeps you going helps. For me, it is running. I find that running is something that I can consistently improve at. Anytime I feel down at work, I gain strength and confidence by accomplishing something on the running trail.

mungdiboo · 3 months

You may want to find places in the real world where you can meet and talk to others in your situation: I'll wager you will find your feelings relatively universal. It's one of the main reasons I go to networking meetups.

amacg · 3 months

It's normal.

A definition of entrepreneurship is "the pursuit of opportunities with disregard to existing resources". For me, there are two things that happen when you start a company; you deal with risk, and you deal with opportunity.

I tend to always look at the upside and let the downside take care of itself. That said, you must always be prudent in regards to your costs, and obviously take action to ensure they don't prevent you from achieving what you set out to do.

ThomasGullen · 3 months

How much money do you have? I mean, if you have enough padding for 6 months living it takes that stress away.

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't really stress that much. I do a bit of course, but I enjoy risk a lot. If it fell under my feet I know at the end of the day everything will be OK. It's not like anyone is going to die!

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