I realized that founders dont get paid for their hard work or smartness, they actually get paid for their suffering, and their biggest job is learning to manage the suffering as they go.
there are days where nothing feels like its moving, youre getting pounded with negative news from every side at once and you cant catch a break, and it really gets to you.
most people on your team are working as hard as you, but nobody is suffering as bad as you, and that suffering is what you get paid for, because that suffering is literally the fear of death constantly looming large on your head, no matter what stage of your venture youre in.