Stacy L ChinFounder, KeepYourEquity · I get the government to write you checks

Feedback is NOT Personal: Founders' Biggest Business Mistake #shorts

29 Jul 2026 · 0 min

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In this short video, the speaker emphasizes that entrepreneurs must never treat feedback—whether from reviewers, investors, or customers—as a personal attack. He explains that taking feedback personally turns conversations emotional and unproductive, especially in Startup Pitch Optimization (SPO) applications where founders often become defensive toward reviewer comments. Instead, feedback should be viewed as valuable insight into how others perceive the proposal, enabling founders to improve their product or pitch rather than reacting defensively.

One of the hardest lessons in entrepreneurship is learning that any feedback you receive should never, ever be taken as a personal attack. A reviewer questions the application, an investor passes on an opportunity, a customer doesn't like the product, and suddenly the conversation becomes emotional rather than productive. And in SPO applications, this often appears when founders become defensive about reviewer comments rather than treating them as valuable insights into how others would receive the proposal.