It is Not the Critic Who Counts
A word of encouragement for Technical Founders
Hey Technical Founders!
Keep going! You’ve started a company. You’ve heard and heeded the call to take the hero’s journey. You are testing yourself, pushing yourself to the limits, trying to see what you are capable of. You are going through the difficult process of trial and revelation over and over. You have a vision, and you are that rare person willing to make the sacrifices necessary to see that vision brought to life.
Entrepreneurship can be a lonely, difficult, stressful path. Take a moment to soak in these words by Theodore Roosevelt:
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”
—Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910At Levitate, we believe successful Startups are a win for the world. They produce economic abundance for the founding teams and their families, extremely valuable jobs with rare career growth opportunities for employees, new technologies to solve pressing problems for people and organizations, and seasoned leaders, which the world desperately needs.
Our hat is off to you, Technical Founders. If there is any way we can assist you on your journey, please let us know.