Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

what plays a crucial role in supporting you through the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship?

15 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief dialogue, the speakers emphasize that entrepreneurship is an emotional roller coaster that cannot be navigated alone. They argue that a founder’s family and close‑support network—spouse, partner, children, parents—form an essential emotional support ecosystem. Securing their buy‑in is critical; if family members harbor doubt or are unwilling to support the venture, they can become a source of additional stress. The conversation underscores the under‑discussed importance of proactively involving and aligning family members with the entrepreneurial journey to sustain emotional resilience.

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My family especially has been awesome for that. But yeah, it's definitely an emotional roller coaster. Oh, yes.
Well, and you mentioned family. Like, I think it's the other piece that is underdiscussed is the importance of having the support of one's family, right? Or the people that are around them. Because when you choose to start something, it's not a solo journey that you're going out into the wilderness by yourself. Like, you're bringing along, whether you like it or not, Your spouse, your partner, your kids, your parent, like the emotional support ecosystem that you've built over your lifetime. And as you— it's, I think, critically important to get them bought in because if they're planting seeds of doubt or they're not willing to support you or you're dragging them in unwillingly, that's a much harder place to be. Yeah.