What Founders Really Mean By “It’s Going Great!”

by Greg Head | Dec 9, 2021

I have this conversation 10 times a week:

Me: How’s it going over there?

Software startup founder: Great!

Me: How’s it really going?

(pause)

Founder: We’re f*cked. It’s all hard.

Me: Welcome to the club. That’s why everyone isn’t doing it. Keep going.

But only always.

Greg Head posted this on LinkedIn on December 9, 2021.

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