Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
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Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#2Just a friendly reminder that no matter how bad your startup is doing, or how much money you owe to who, or how much shame you feel.. life is worth a lot more than money. You can always earn more money, but you can't come back from the dead[0]
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Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#3You are not your work. You are so much more. Stay strong.
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Fred Wilson speaks more eloquently here:
Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#4You are not your work. You are so much more. Stay strong. _________________________________________________________ Edit: Fred Wilson speaks more eloquently here: http://avc.com/2014/01/you-are-not-your-work/
Not trying to criticize here, but i've never cared for the term "stay strong" it's like telling someone who's depressed to "just be happy". I get the sentiment though, just something about the phrase that irks me i guess.
Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#5Just a friendly reminder that no matter how bad your startup is doing, or how much money you owe to who, or how much shame you feel.. life is worth a lot more than money. You can always earn more money, but you can't come back from the dead[0] [0] - Provable with current scientific tools
Agreed.
Also, it's not even just about money, it's about success and recognition and accepting yourself, win or fail.
Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#6You are not your work. You are so much more. Stay strong. _________________________________________________________ Edit: Fred Wilson speaks more eloquently here: http://avc.com/2014/01/you-are-not-your-work/
Not trying to criticize here, but i've never cared for the term "stay strong" it's like telling someone who's depressed to "just be happy". I get the sentiment though, just something about the phrase that irks me i guess.
I agree with you. In the end these are just words and these are inefficient tools for the task. But as opposed to being a call to action, it's purpose is provide a supportive thought.
Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#7You are not your work. You are so much more. Stay strong. _________________________________________________________ Edit: Fred Wilson speaks more eloquently here: http://avc.com/2014/01/you-are-not-your-work/
Not trying to criticize here, but i've never cared for the term "stay strong" it's like telling someone who's depressed to "just be happy". I get the sentiment though, just something about the phrase that irks me i guess.
I understand it as "I know the situation is hard, but try to keep your head up (don't do anything extreme) because things will get better if you fight for it"
Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#8You are not your work. You are so much more. Stay strong. _________________________________________________________ Edit: Fred Wilson speaks more eloquently here: http://avc.com/2014/01/you-are-not-your-work/
Not trying to criticize here, but i've never cared for the term "stay strong" it's like telling someone who's depressed to "just be happy". I get the sentiment though, just something about the phrase that irks me i guess.
I agree completely. It presupposes that you're already strong and doesn't help you when you're not strong, so it ignores the real troubled time.
Everyone goes through troubled times at least 10% of the time. (yes, that's 4 hours of a typical work week) Learning to handle those is very tough, but achievable. If the best you can do is tread water until it passes, that's good enough.
And it's also okay for people to see us in our non-optimal states. It humanizes us to one another and actually makes us trust each other more than it "tarnishes" our reputation of excellence.
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#9Just a friendly reminder that no matter how bad your startup is doing, or how much money you owe to who, or how much shame you feel.. life is worth a lot more than money. You can always earn more money, but you can't come back from the dead[0] [0] - Provable with current scientific tools
Agreed. Also, it's not even just about money, it's about success and recognition and accepting yourself, win or fail.
Suicide is also about more than just a failed startup. You don't kill yourself because your company failed; there were likely other issues such as depression that she was unable to overcome, though a struggling business doesn't help. If you're depressed, accepting yourself is hard even if you're winning.
Re: Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not trying to criticize here, but i've never cared for the term "stay strong" it's like telling someone who's depressed to "just be happy". I get the sentiment though, just something about the phrase that irks me i guess.
I understand it as "I know the situation is hard, but try to keep your head up (don't do anything extreme) because things will get better if you fight for it"
Yea i agree, but i'm not debating the meaning, rather the delivery. I really like the phrase, "you are not your work", because it comes from the opposite direction. To "stay strong" it sounds like you're not acknowledging that it's ok to be 'not strong'.