A place on the tree
Running a startup while exhausted and under constant pressure
A founder keeps carrying a startup despite relentless demands, uncertainty about its direction, and pressure from investors or the company’s financial situation. The work becomes so consuming that stepping away or taking time off feels difficult even when exhaustion has set in.
1 person has stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.
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- Feeling trapped in exhausting work because of financial pressure2
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- Feeling exhausted and unable to keep up with obligations1
- Having to lose money to get out of an investment1
- Trying to recover trading losses by risking borrowed money1
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.