Why do you believe that a founder must be willing to take more pain than their competitor?
Replied byTravis Kalanick
Founder & CEO at Atoms
Niche: Technology
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Started: 2018
Entrepreneurship is the lifestyle of taking more pain than the other guy. Like a world-class marathoner at mile twenty-one, if you are not pushing through the pain to reach your full potential, someone else will, and they will win. Progress and excellence are achieved by pushing through that pain.
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