Hustle had convinced me I was successful when, in reality, I had built a high-stress job with thin margins and no leverage. I wasn't running a business. I was trapped inside one.
These are the subtle, human signals that founders reveal through their behavior, habits and presence that matter far more than anything they can put on a pitch deck.
My company's biggest breakthroughs came not from technology or capital, but from building a team rooted in ownership, curiosity and trust that competitors couldn't copy.
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