I tried to win at entrepreneurship, and I failed

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May 20, 2026
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My biggest startup mistake wasn’t about my product; it was about having this fairytale idea that if I tried hard enough, I could manifest my vision. 

As if everything was under my control.

As a first-time entrepreneur, I felt that was hardly ever the case. There was a constant tension between my goals and my outcomes. 

I wonder if I trusted my gut too much or if I was too naive and lived in Lalaland.

t So when reality kicked in, and I was totally overwhelmed, I likely said yes to things that looked like progress. A small sense of relief.

But viewing entrepreneurship only through the lens of winning turns your life into a scoreboard. And when you’re not winning (which is most of the journey), you feel like you are a failure.

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