How to make rejection suck, a little less
“We like you, but don't know if this is a fit for us”
😣Ouchh, we founders hate the sting of getting rejected by investors. Especially because most investors don't actually explicitly reject you.
What I learned about entrepreneurship from selling guavas in my barrio in Santo Domingo
My first entrepreneurial calling involved street-vending the extra guavas that grew from two trees in our backyard. I’d set up a stand in front of our house along a moderately busy road with mostly motorbike taxis (motoconchos) and other traffic.