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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

Such a team can also often do the work for you, which helps to ratchet-up your effectiveness. For example, I used to handle finances and billing the first year because I didn’t want to spend any money in hiring a financial assistant. When my motivation lags, I think about sitting across the desk from my last boss ever in 1997.

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Founders – Use Your Down Round To Clean Up Your Cap Table

Feld Thoughts

I started investing in 1994 and while there was some bumpiness in 1997 and again in 1999, the real pain happened between 2000 and 2005. I watched, participated, and suffered through every type of creative financing as companies were struggling to raise capital in this time frame. Your existing investors might be willing to provide it.