When our business in China did not work out as hoped, I could not believe that I failed at something I set out to achieve. Four years of my life were gone. The emotional scars and physical ailments resulting from the stress were real enough. I couldn’t believe that I had lost money for my investors (who were friends and family).
Few people discuss the details about such periods in their lives. Most entrepreneurs that we hear about succeed. Or else they fade into oblivion. Older entrepreneurs occasionally discuss the multiple failures that they experienced to reach success. Yet, those painful memories are long past. The younger a successful entrepreneur is, the more he or she is featured and sought after in stories.
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