Starting a nonprofit means late nights, ignored emails, and constant rejection. Don't do it unless your mission pulls at your soul. Most people will say no before anyone says yes.
But let's not just talk about it, let's be about it, because this work gets hard. It takes late nights, unanswered emails, and people who say no before they say yes. You're going to hear no, no, no. You're going to think you're a child again because you're going to hear no, no, no, no. You're going to be like, is that my name? No, no, right? So if you're starting a nonprofit just because it sounds good, I'm going to ask you to pump the brakes. Stop. You need a mission that pulls at your soul.
