Comments for Out There And Back Again

Comment on The Importance of Co-Founders by Thunderkat

Thunderkat — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:58:13 +0000

As always very perceptive Tom!

Comment on The Importance of Co-Founders by Sam McLean

Sam McLean — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:27 +0000

Great article; thanks Tom. I think that’s true past the startup phase too. I feel like Darren and I have a kind of codirector relationship at GetUp and it has worked really well for the AYCC too.

Comment on Choosing the worst runner by Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:30:58 +0000

Congratulations guys, the site looks awesome! Great work.

Comment on The agony of entrepreneurship by Anna Maguire (@crowdfunditnow)

Anna Maguire (@crowdfunditnow) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:05:51 +0000

A brilliant and personal post Tom thank you. So much that needs to be talked about openly. Thank you for sharing this and for the personal cost in your work at Vibewire. I hope you are managing more of the balance with SSG. Anna

Comment on The agony of entrepreneurship by Mike

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:12:26 +0000

Great post Tom. Being an entrepreneur requires a confidence in the face of challenges and defeat, but you rightly point out about how the stress and minutiae can grind people down. It’s a real shame when those who can be a force for such change in the world reach a point where they want to check out.

Comment on The agony of entrepreneurship by michellewill1212

michellewill1212 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:51:53 +0000

**Resilience and endurance are as important as any business skill!
Great openness and vulnerability expressed in your post Tom. I was recently told that I still have important skills to learn. I was a little baffled, thinking she meant I needed some sort of course. No, I needed to learn resilience and to reconnect with nature (tip off I needed to hike in NZ).
Perhaps the achievements of a business parallel with the achievements of the personal, like a marathon runner learns endurance, we need to learn it in our selves as we build our ventures. To not be so hard on ourselves, and to really appreciate all the moments, both high and low, of building a business, on a personal level.
Seth Godin calls what we need to learn GRIT.
Something that I’ll be focused on learning this year…

Comment on The agony of entrepreneurship by Nicole Skeltys

Nicole Skeltys — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:36:09 +0000

Great blog Tom. I was greatly saddened about Aaron’s death, but I didn’t know about the others. Thank you for being you, for sharing your story and continuing to fight the good fight. Suicide and clinical depression have left their mark on my family, I wrote this blog about the black dog a while ago and got some moving emails in response, it really does help just to acknowledge and talk about this stuff openly. Hugs xx
http://www.nicoleskeltys.com/2012/08/the-black-and-white-minstrel-dog/

Comment on The agony of entrepreneurship by Liam Darmody

Liam Darmody — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:45:47 +0000

Great post Tom. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on The agony of entrepreneurship by Beth Parkhill

Beth Parkhill — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:05:03 +0000

Imagine how much more effective we would all be with a bit more support and balance. When we’re overly stretched or feel too criticized, its too easy to over react or constantly second guess. I’m watching this in myself with my own start-up. Thanks so much for posting this.

Comment on The agony of entrepreneurship by tomjd

tomjd — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:48:32 +0000

Thanks for the great comments guys, it’s nice to know this has struck a cord. I think it’s such a common experience for entrepreneurs but one we don’t talk about much/enough.