Create an account to save sources and durable progress.
A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen
articleprincipleSource excerpt
About A Smart BearA startup is a crucible -- a fiery place that tests your limits, not by probing them but by violently exceeding them, all of the time. It's worth it.
This is a limited feed-provided excerpt, not the full original work.
Apollo layer
Expect startup-building to push you beyond your perceived limits, but don’t treat constant overload as an operating model. Pair ambition with deliberate support, boundaries, and recovery.
A founder’s resilience affects the whole company. Converting intense effort into sustainable systems helps protect decision quality, relationships, and the venture’s ability to endure.
Identify the pressure currently exceeding your capacity. What responsibility can you delegate, simplify, postpone, or support this week?
Private notes
© Apollo Advisors° ABN 34 346 108 139