I know it’s more difficult than it should be. I know you have to hustle harder than most. But you can do it. And I believe in you. So this weekend, I stumbled into a bit of a pep talk. So I wanted to capture it for you here.
Hey you. Yeah you.
Startup founder. Or first hire. Or still staying up late and carving out time to work on that side project that could someday be a day job…
I believe in you.
Keep going. You got this. ❤️
— Rick Turoczy (@turoczy) August 11, 2018
And you may say… "But investors don't believe in me."
That doesn't matter.
Investors aren't about believing. They're about making money. (Not judging. That's just their job.) And every single one of them has the story about the one who got away.
Be the one who got away.
— Rick Turoczy (@turoczy) August 11, 2018
So what if you don't "match the pattern"?
Being innovative isn't about matching the pattern. It's about using your unique perspective to deliver a solution that works for people who think like you and share in your experience.
Fix the problem you see. And your peers see.
— Rick Turoczy (@turoczy) August 11, 2018
I know it's hard. I know it's tiring. I know you're wiped.
But please, for all of our sakes, keep going. Keep working. Just keep going.
We'll all be better for what you're building.
And I can't wait to see you prove them all wrong.
— Rick Turoczy (@turoczy) August 11, 2018
And while you’re here…
For more than a decade, I’ve been writing about — and connecting dots in — the Portland startup community. But now — at a time when many of the motivations that inspired me to start Silicon Florist continue to be issues — I’ve decided that it’s time to take that decade plus of experience and do more. I’m hoping you’ll consider being among all of the amazing folks supporting this effort. But if not, no hard feelings.
