The emotional struggles of a founder - by Phuong Do
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I think people often romanticize entrepreneurship
It’s been a few months since I made a decision to go back to Vietnam and try to build a startup, or else I know I will regret it. The journey has been harder than I expected. The hardest part about it is not much about the lack of skills and knowledge, in my opinion. Rather, it’s more about learning to grow my emotional barriers so that I can persevere through the emotional struggles that come with this journey. I need to figure out my specialty, my zone of genius. But also, keep in mind, that business is all about increasing revenues, keeping operation costs low, and increasing profit…
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