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		jmalter on Nov 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Founder's Constant State of Rejection "When you’re a founder, your company defines you. That means that your company’s daily ups and downs become your personal ups and downs; that’s a big adjustment." Could not agree more with this line - you have to be able to take the mercuric ups and downs.

Terpaholic on Nov 13, 2012 [–]

I also feel the converse is true to some extent - the effect of a founder on a company's atmosphere is massive, especially at smaller scales.

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