{"id":1389,"date":"2008-02-11T21:32:28","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T03:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startupwhisperer.com\/startups-are-st\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T22:40:03","slug":"startups-are-st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startupwhisperer.com\/2008\/02\/startups-are-st\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups are stressful, but always remember the passion"},"content":{"rendered":"
Are you stressed out as an entrepreneur? My guess is that you are. You are the few, the brave, and sometimes the most anxiety ridden business people on the planet. Its not easy forging a new product and\/or business. Serial entrepreneur and friend, Kelly Smith, just presented to the Northwest Entrepreneur Forum and has compiled some interesting quotes from Seattle Entrepreneurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n There is a lot of stress in startups. But, there is tremendous joy and fulfillment in them, too. Please remember to not lose sight of why you decided to start a business – you are passionate around an idea. Don’t let your employees forget that they are not simply working at a job, they are on a mission to achieve something great. I always felt that if one can tap into higher levels of the proverbial Maslow’s hierarcy,<\/a> then you can get a team to do anything. You can face industry titans, super hard technical challenges, and teamwork during the hard times.<\/p>\n