10 Moments You Hate Being A Startup

Author: Notre Dame ESTEEM

1) When you find yourself using synergy 5 times in one discussion. 

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Never badmouth synergy

 

2) You have to rename your company because the domain is being sat on by a cybersquatter

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The worst kinds of people. 

 

3) Your uncle finds out you're an entrepreneur and keeps sending you Ted talks

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So many buzzwords packed into 18 minutes. 

 

4) When a bad tweet ruined your entire company. 

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One tweet from the wrong account… come on Hootsuite! 

 

5) You walk into a party and all your friends start pitching you their startup ideas

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"I had this great idea for a startup you should build…"

 

6) All your family members keep sending you job listings 

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7) Everyone asking if you know how to "make an app"

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8) Endlessly asking VCs for money

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9) People calling you Zuckerberg

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10) Reading Mashable and realizing they are covering a startup that is exactly like yours… 

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…and it's run by someone half your age