5harathFounding Growth Lead, Willow Voice

The joy of witnessing founder growth

15 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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In this short spoken segment, the speaker reflects on the common psychological challenges founders face early on—namely imposter syndrome, self‑doubt, and an inner “you can’t do this” voice. The speaker describes how, when a startup begins to gain traction, these founders undergo a noticeable transformation: confidence builds, they recognize their own capability, and the company’s growth accelerates. The narrator expresses deep enthusiasm for observing this metamorphosis, framing it as one of the most rewarding experiences—watching good human beings become great at what they do.

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So many founders at that stage are dealing with like sabotaging voices, imposter syndrome, just like these, this idea of like trying to fighting back that medulla oblongata response of like, you can't do this. Like, why are you here? You don't deserve to see the table. And then like on the few cases where like it starts to work and the company's starting to take off, you begin to witness the metamorphosis of these founders of like suddenly realizing I have what it takes to do this. And you see that confidence build. Right. And then you can see like the company just start to grow. And it is an amazing thing to witness when you're at that moment, like these good human beings become great at what they do. My gosh, like that's like one of the best gifts.