Startups Don’t Fail. Founders Run Out of Gas.
Just don’t die
Most startups don’t lose because the product was wrong.
Or the market was too small.
Or the competition crushed them.
They lose because the founder couldn’t last.
Compounding takes 10 years.
Most tap out by year 3.
Not because they weren’t smart.
Because they ran out of time, cash, or energy.
Founders burn out.
Runways dry up.
Life pressure compounds faster than revenue.
Your #1 job as a founder:
Stay alive long enough for compounding to work.
You don’t need to be the smartest.
Or the fastest.
Or the most funded.
You need to not die.
That’s it.