You became a founder.
You quit your job, raised a little money, and everyone called you “brave.”
You pulled all-nighters, pitch the dream, and told yourself you’re one launch away.
Then a year passes.
No traction. No salary. Your co founder quit. Your girl friend left you for someone with a bigger paycheck. Your friends are buying houses while you’re eating instant noodles and explaining to your parents why you still don’t have a “real job.”
Is this the end? You start wondering if you made a mistake.
No. You keep telling yourself every founders went through this at some points. you are just one new product away from winning. One marketing idea from success.
you’ll miss this someday.
The late nights, the doubt, the fire that kept you building when no one believed.
Because these are the years that forge you.
And one day, when it finally works, you ll want to go back to this stage again. They all do.