No, it’s not about a massive failure. Or a sudden interest from several investors.

From what I have seen and experienced, most of the first-time founders are never prepared for a sudden success moment (and everything that comes with it).

For founders, overnight success takes few years and that means one doesn’t really knows when he/she is successful. But for the world, the perspective is different. They look at the new new founder as ‘an overnight success'; a rock start; somebody who is playing a key role in their life and has suddenly made it to headlines of news channels/media etc.

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