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Startup failed. Relationship ended. 29 lessons from the wreckage
The Year Everything Caught Up With Me: 29 Lessons That Stuck On the 27th of July, I turned 29. After a year marked by endings - the shutdown of the startup I built for seven years, the end of a long-term relationship, and a deep reckoning with my own mental health - I've found myself in a different kind of chapter: reflection.
You can write elegant code, ship features fast, and architect a beautiful product - but if you don’t understand sales, pricing, finance, and go-to-market, the startup won’t survive. It builds loyalty, creates safety, and makes the journey less brutal for everyone involved. Fear means we’ve stepped into the unknown, been tested, and chosen to stand tall anyway.
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