The Naysayers are abundant...

 










I spoke with a local startup "expert" the other day and I wasn't in the correct state of mind. A series of things in my personal life not going my way have taken a toll on my aura if you will, at least temporarily. This heavy burden that I am feeling may, or may not have been obvious to this person, but the conversation surrounding my exciting new app idea tanked big time.

It was an all-around disaster. Not only was I called a liar, I was told by said person that an investor would have to be dumb to invest in my company because of how early we are in the process. They artificially made an offer to convene at a later date after I've solved some of the problems they had identified with our business plan and revenue strategy.

An offer in which I will not be taking them up on. I have enough naysayers. I even have naysayers in my advisory board, ones which will be replaced as soon as I find advisors that actually advise, instead of act impressive.

I get it, life is hard, and the world of startups is not for the faint of heart. In my opinion though, that doesn't mean people should discourage you just because they can, or because others did it to them on their way up, so they are just paying it forward.

I see these same people edifying companies on social media like they are some kind of positive beacon, when in reality they are hypocrites.

I don't have the time or energy for people like that in my life, nor do I feel compelled to impress them, either. Launching this app successfully is all the conformation I need.

Lesson learned. Don't let the naysayers bury you in doubt. Keep moving forward, and stay authentic no matter what.

Until we meet again on the flipside...


Robert Morton

Co-founder


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