Confessions·Apr 27, 201452
I am a woman CEO and hooked up with a guy the first night we met- he wants to join my company but I just can’t get over the way we met.
Confessions·Apr 25, 201424
I live with our CEO, he’s been “getting ready for beach season” and taking a lot of supplements. He tells me about his shits every day and I’m legitimately concerned for his health.
Confessions·Apr 25, 201418
Gurbaksh “G” Chahal is a piece of shit for what he has done. Now he gets off on technicalities? Karma is going to have its way with that bastard.
Confessions·Apr 24, 201410
I’m 40, had numerous businesses (some successful) and am now launching a startup in my domain space (heavy industry). I’m broke (bad decisions, depression, alcohol abuse) but much better now. How should I raise money so that I don’t look desperate?
Confessions·Apr 23, 201417
Showed up to an investor meeting, and the guy didn’t even acknowledge our presence. 15 minutes after we were scheduled to meet, he’s still chatting away with some other guy. We stood up and walked out. Damn that felt good.
Confessions·Apr 21, 201419
I get the sense that when I tell people I’m the non-tech founder, I lose their respect. Why are marketing/sales founders treated like the lowest life form in startups?
Confessions·Apr 16, 201418
The startup I work for installed spy software on my laptop. I noticed it when I saw the camera going on and off several times on its own. I just taped the cam and complained with the founders, who don’t appear to see anything wrong with what they did
Confessions·Apr 11, 20146
I just decided to move on from my start up. Life was hard and it was not going anywhere. My fiancee was very supportive when I was making that decision. Now that I have made a decision to move on, she thinks I am good for nothing. Hurts.
Confessions·Apr 10, 20148
We had a falling out with our partner because they are toxic to our customers and are control freaks. We are looking for a silent investor, otherwise we will sadly have to dissolve a great organic Juice bar in Southern California
Confessions·Apr 8, 201411
The women at my company make 80 cents on the dollar compared to the men. Also, I pay my employees whatever they ask for.
Confessions·Apr 8, 20149
I’m from Bangalore, India. I just left a startup I loved and cofounded and put in two and a half intense years into. Towards the end, my cofounder became a huge asshole. I left without telling him what I think of him. Learning experience.
Confessions·Apr 5, 20141
“How to become an overnight success: 1. Work until you succeed. 2. Tell everyone you started yesterday” – @jasoncrawford
Confessions·Apr 4, 201410
A startup interviewer demanded me to give a salary range or else I wouldn’t be considered. I explained that I’m just opening myself up to being lowballed and that no good business person would answer. 10 mins later they told me their salary range…
Confessions·Apr 4, 20148
I work on my startup full time, I receive unemployment and rent benefit. If i get a writing commission the money i’m paid goes in to unavoidable business costs, I have debts that i ignore and unpaid bills, my justification is every month we progress.
Confessions·Apr 4, 201413
I recently let an employee go after I found out he was a conservative. In Silicon Valley, no less.
Confessions·Apr 4, 201422
I wish the woman in the audience that was called a “lying bitch” by McClure at a conference had stood up and slapped him in the face without facing bigger repercussions and ostracizm than McClure did for calling her that.
Confessions·Apr 3, 201411
We are seriously considering to pivot our business into a porn-related vertical. I’m scared this will ruin my reputation as an entrepreneur, but my team is convinced and it seems we are are heading that way.
Confessions·Apr 3, 20142
“A year from now, you’ll wish you had started today” – Unknown
Confessions·Apr 3, 20147
I have an irrational fear that my current roommate/ former friend, whom I’ve had a falling out with, might try and sue if the project I am working on gets off the ground and starts to gain traction. At no point was he involved.
Confessions·Apr 2, 201412
I hate how some investors suddenly stop replying to e-mails/calls (sometimes after a meeting) without letting you know they’re not interested.If by chance my next company is going to be the next Facebook, why on earth would I want to work with you?
Confessions·Apr 2, 20143
I can’t stand interviewing at startups. Most startups are self-obsessed and oblivious to the real world. They want to sell me, and waste my time, instead of telling me why they want me. Most aren’t even serious about hiring anyone.
Confessions·Apr 1, 20144
I grew to loathe one of my co-founders. I hate how lazy, uninspired and uninterested in improving his work and our company he is.
Confessions·Mar 31, 20145
I’ve been working for a startup for three years and I’m beginning to wonder if spending all those long evenings and weekends at work was worth sacrificing the time I could’ve used to invest in my friends and family… I think I want out.
Confessions·Mar 31, 20146
I get a lot of ideas, I keep talking about executing them, but have never tried executing them. This has caused all my colleagues to lose faith on me, and I am all alone. I need to get people trust me, and get back my confidence. Suggestions!
Confessions·Mar 31, 201412
So Readmill got aqui-hired today… for $8M. App gets shut down. Crunchbase says they have a team of 5. That’s a pretty nice exit… for a fail.
Confessions·Mar 30, 201414
I waste a significant amount of time each day doing meaningless tasks because I enjoy them. I know I’m holding back success as a result. Yet I can’t seem to change my habits.
Confessions·Mar 28, 20144
I’ve developed obsessive compulsive behaviors as time has gone by while I work on my startup. It eats up my time but I believe is otherwise harmless. Is this just a coping mechanism that I should expect to sort itself out?
Confessions·Mar 27, 20147
Our CTO is classic big-fish-small-pond smartest-guy-in-the-room material. Half out tech team have better resumes than him and at least a few of them have the same level of “soft” skills. I tried to like him, but have really started hating him.
Confessions·Mar 25, 201417
I provide for family with FT job. Good dad; marriage suffers w/my emo baggage. Progress is slow being bootstrapped & with family life. I work in fringes of time. Wife minimally supports me; complains of wasting time. She’s tired & Needs $ validation.
Confessions·Mar 24, 20147