The most important life lesson that I have learned that I like to share with fellow entrepreneurs who have failed in startups or friends and family members who have lost a job is the old Chinese saying that, “Grass survives the heaviest of rock.” The emphasis here is “grass”. If you put a rock on a flower, flower will die. If you put a rock on grass, grass will find a way to survive. As entrepreneurs, we are not entitled to anything. We must not think of ourselves as flowers that deserve sunshine and nutrients. We must accept that we are the lowest form of beings, or we won't find the courage and the clarity to survive. As I learned to say in America, as entrepreneurs, your ass is grass and the world is your lawnmower. So don't go looking for “love” in the wrong places. Good luck, everyone.
Way too many people read Techcrunch and think that's the standard operating procedure for startups. The reality is that it can take you a year before you even hit 1,000 visitors a week...let alone a month.