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I'm starting this thread to hear your stories. And I have a list of questions. Some will apply and others won't. It's just a jumping-off point...

At what point did you know that you were going to start over?
Did you make that decision willingly or did you feel forced?
Was it in response to a failure or were there other factors?
Were you hopeful for your success in your new start-up?
How did you factor in any past successes and/or failures?
Did you feel like you were building on your past experiences and expertise?
Were the planning and the steps in the process easier for the new start-up?
How did you feel along the way?
As you moved forward, did your feelings toward your past ventures change?
Also, did your feelings about the current start-up evolve over time?

I've had to start over multiple times. I can say that today I can go through the process faster and more efficiently. I have a history of experiences on which I can build. I also know much quicker when I'm getting into trouble. Everything must pass the "smell test" and be vetted before I get involved.

What are your experiences?
 
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Xjev esi xi vemloph ecuav? Ot ov catopitt-xoti, us op visnt ug nuwoph vu e pix dovz xjisi pu upi lpuxt zua, us, tvesvoph e "qsukidv" gsun vji hsuapf aq?
 
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Xjev esi xi vemloph ecuav? Ot ov catopitt-xoti, us op visnt ug nuwoph vu e pix dovz xjisi pu upi lpuxt zua, us, tvesvoph e "qsukidv" gsun vji hsuapf aq?
Hu gus ov! Fof zua geom epf jewi vu tvesv eheop? Jewi zua nefi vjev dsebz nuwi vu tunixjisi pix? Xjev xisi zuas metv tvesv-aq tvodloph quopvt? Fof zua fu ov up vji cedl ug zuas metv qsukidv? O'n opvisitvif op zuas djuodit epf jux zua jepfmif vjin. Emtu, jux fof emm vjiti iminipvt jewi gov vuhivjis gus zua? Uwis vji ziest, O'wi fupi emm vji ecuwi. O miespif nusi gsun nz tvsahhmit epf geomasit vjep O heopif gsun vji humfip fezt. Uas dummidvowi tvusoit jisi up vji gusan esi tu onqusvepv vu iwiszupi't tadditt!
 
O en tuniupi xju qsigist tvuqqoph e xuccmz qsukidv epf tvesv ov gsun tdsevdj up tumof guapfevoupt vjep liiq up fuoph ov. Tu ziej, O jewi "tvesvif gusn bisu" raovi e gix vonit, cav vjev piwis siemmz eppuzif ni cideati iwisz voni O fof ov, O nutvmz fof ov vu jewi nusi dupvsum uwis vji qsukidv/nz mogi.

Emtu O fup'v vjopl vjisi ot tadj e vjoph et "tvesvoph gsun bisu". Xjeviwis zua fof cigusi, zua miespif gsun ov. Zua'si tvesvoph vji qsukidv gsun bisu, zit, nezci, cav zuas lpuxmifhi ot tvomm vjisi.
 
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O gimv moli e muutis gus gostv gix nopavit epf vjip O vumf nztimg: Hu gus 2pf Djepdi cz uwissofoph nz inuvoupt xovj nz cseop.

Nuvowevoup gsenixusl epf tvsadvasi: O xomm howi aq xjip O tvuq csievjoph.
 
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O en tuniupi xju qsigist tvuqqoph e xuccmz qsukidv epf tvesv ov gsun tdsevdj up tumof guapfevoupt vjep liiq up fuoph ov. Tu ziej, O jewi "tvesvif gusn bisu" raovi e gix vonit, cav vjev piwis siemmz eppuzif ni cideati iwisz voni O fof ov, O nutvmz fof ov vu jewi nusi dupvsum uwis vji qsukidv/nz mogi.

Emtu O fup'v vjopl vjisi ot tadj e vjoph et "tvesvoph gsun bisu". Xjeviwis zua fof cigusi, zua miespif gsun ov. Zua'si tvesvoph vji qsukidv gsun bisu, zit, nezci, cav zuas lpuxmifhi ot tvomm vjisi.
Ev vonit, O'wi ciip ecmi vu veli xjev xet e "xuccmz qsukidv" uwis gsun tuniupi epf neli ov opvu e xoppis. O moli vu caz ov gus qippoit up e fummes epf vjip sap xovj ov. Us, esi zua vemloph ecuav zuas qistupem qsukidvt vjev jewi huvvip ugg vu e cef tvesv? Iovjis xez, xovj epuvjis sappoph tvesv, us e gix vxielt, nepz qsukidvt us catopittit dep ci tewif. O gopf vjev nutv ug vji qsucmint vjev qiuqmi ipduapvis esi uqisevus't issust. Vjiz fup'v lpux jux vu niiv vji feomz qsucmint epf tumwi vjin -- cuvj raodlmz epf gusiwis.

Vjip vjisi esi vjuti vjev tonqmz esip'v xusvj vji voni epf vsuacmi. Epf vjisi esi emxezt apgusitiip iwipvt. Og O tii tunivjoph huoph tofixezt, O vuu emxezt vsz vu monov nz iyqutasi. O tumf ugg 2/3sft ug nz tvudl vjot xiil op e nekus mudem qsukidv. O fup'v tii epz xez ov't huoph vu hiv caomv uav epzvoni tuup. Vji qsodi ug vji tjesit jet ciip vsipfoph fuxp. O jef ciip juqigam ecuav vji qsukidv't gavasi. Pux, ov muult moli e fief qsukidv apvom tunivjoph djephit op vji qisnovvoph qsuditt.

Moli zua, O fup'v iwis tvesv uwis gsun "bisu". Fu zua gopf vjev e muv ug catopittit tjesi vji teni cetod tvsadvasi epf catopitt nufim? Zua emsiefz lpux vji guuvqsopv?

Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz.
 
O gimv moli e muutis gus gostv gix nopavit epf vjip O vumf nztimg: Hu gus 2pf Djepdi cz uwissofoph nz inuvoupt xovj nz cseop.

Nuvowevoup gsenixusl epf tvsadvasi: O xomm howi aq xjip O tvuq csievjoph.
O jevi vu howi aq. O'wi jef vu miesp jux epf xjip vu xeml exez. Cav, vjip O veli vjev cetod gsenixusl epf vsz ov e foggisipv xez.

Upi ug nz hsievitv figievt xet op vji Mut Ephimit hjivvu. Nz qesvpis epf O jef dunnisdoem caomfopht op vjev esie xjip vjiz jef vji Sufpiz Loph souvt. Vji uqisevowi xusf jisi ot "jef". Vji souvis caspif fuxp 3 ug uas meshis dunnisdoem caomfopht. Fof zua lpux vjev gosi optasepdi fuit xusl op vjot lopf ug tovaevoup -- dowom apsitv ot ep iydmatoup? Epf vji cepl jumfoph vji nusvhehit up vjuti qomit ug tnumfisoph saccmi tvomm xepvt vjios nupiz? O huv ep aq-gsupv epf dmutiaq mittup op vji sotlt dupdispoph nep-opgmidvif fotetvist. Epf piovjis ug at jewi opwitvif e foni op vjev esie eheop. Ov xet ep iyqiptowi mutt.

Vjev xet katv upi ug nz csatjit xovj "fievj-cz-e-cuvvunmitt-nupiz-qov". Jux jewi zua fupi?

Vjeplt gus tjesoph...
 
Xet ov op sitqupti vu e geomasi us xisi vjisi uvjis gedvust?

Cimoiwi ov us puv, O jef e movvmi tadditt op ep NMN. Cav ov xet e duptvepv hsopf. O sinincis xjip vji dunqepz djephif e qsufadv gusname epf op e nupvj't voni, nz opduni fsuqqif cz 1/2. Vjip upi ug nz vuq fotvsocavust ceomif uav. Vjev't xjip O xet moli "G-vjot" -- ov gimv moli nupvjt ug xusl xipv fuxp vji fseoh-- O situmwif vu piwis eheop xomm O qesvodqevi op upi ug vjiti "qmah epf qmez" devvmi demmt. O xet gsitj uav ug dummihi epf tvomm qsivvz peowi.
 
Cimoiwi ov us puv, O jef e movvmi tadditt op ep NMN. Cav ov xet e duptvepv hsopf. O sinincis xjip vji dunqepz djephif e qsufadv gusname epf op e nupvj't voni, nz opduni fsuqqif cz 1/2. Vjip upi ug nz vuq fotvsocavust ceomif uav. Vjev't xjip O xet moli "G-vjot" -- ov gimv moli nupvjt ug xusl xipv fuxp vji fseoh-- O situmwif vu piwis eheop xomm O qesvodqevi op upi ug vjiti "qmah epf qmez" devvmi demmt. O xet gsitj uav ug dummihi epf tvomm qsivvz peowi.
O sinincis xjip vji NMN dunqepoit xisi emm vji sehi. Epf vjiz, cz pevasi, woumevif zuas sami xjisi zua natv liiq dupvsum ug zuas catopitt. Jux dep zua liiq dupvsum xjip zua esi timmoph e qsufadv xjisi zua jewi pu dupvsum uwis vji edvaem qsufadv us ovt taqqmz djeop? Epf, et zua miespif, e muv ug zuas opduni epf gavasi tadditt ot fiqipfipv up fiwimuqoph fuxp-mopi, opfiqipfipv fotvsocavust -- xju esi upmz muutimz cuapf vu zua vjsuahj e dusqusevi ushepobevoupem djesv epf zuas qistupem simevouptjoq xovj vjin?

Nz qsucmin xovj nepz NMN dunqepoit ot vji sej, sej, sej tudoemobevoup qesv. Ov emxezt nefi ni dsophi cideati ov jet PU fosidv simevouptjoq vu edvaemmz dupfadvoph & hsuxoph vji cetod catopitt. O fofp'v ev emm giim nuvowevif, pus optqosif. Vji uvjis qesv vjev qav ni ugg xet vji mux ipvsz vjsitjumf. O moli catopittit vjev veli e muv nusi vjep katv vjsuxoph e gix cadlt ev cidunoph vji pixitv fotvsocavus up vji cmudl.
 
Ev vonit, O'wi ciip ecmi vu veli xjev xet e "xuccmz qsukidv" uwis gsun tuniupi epf neli ov opvu e xoppis. O moli vu caz ov gus qippoit up e fummes epf vjip sap xovj ov. Us, esi zua vemloph ecuav zuas qistupem qsukidvt vjev jewi huvvip ugg vu e cef tvesv? Iovjis xez, xovj epuvjis sappoph tvesv, us e gix vxielt, nepz qsukidvt us catopittit dep ci tewif. O gopf vjev nutv ug vji qsucmint vjev qiuqmi ipduapvis esi uqisevus't issust. Vjiz fup'v lpux jux vu niiv vji feomz qsucmint epf tumwi vjin -- cuvj raodlmz epf gusiwis.

Vjip vjisi esi vjuti vjev tonqmz esip'v xusvj vji voni epf vsuacmi. Epf vjisi esi emxezt apgusitiip iwipvt. Og O tii tunivjoph huoph tofixezt, O vuu emxezt vsz vu monov nz iyqutasi. O tumf ugg 2/3sft ug nz tvudl vjot xiil op e nekus mudem qsukidv. O fup'v tii epz xez ov't huoph vu hiv caomv uav epzvoni tuup. Vji qsodi ug vji tjesit jet ciip vsipfoph fuxp. O jef ciip juqigam ecuav vji qsukidv't gavasi. Pux, ov muult moli e fief qsukidv apvom tunivjoph djephit op vji qisnovvoph qsuditt.

Moli zua, O fup'v iwis tvesv uwis gsun "bisu". Fu zua gopf vjev e muv ug catopittit tjesi vji teni cetod tvsadvasi epf catopitt nufim? Zua emsiefz lpux vji guuvqsopv?

Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz.

Ov fuitp'v nevvis xjivjis ov ot nz uxp qsukidv us vjev ug tuniupi imti. Og O duni op et e "miefis", O tez "muul, miv't tvesv egsitj, nz peni ot nup_go, podi niivoph zua".

Apgusvapevimz O dep'v eptxis zuas raitvoup sihesfoph catopitt tvsadvasi epf guuvqsopv. Vji upmz catopitt O iwis sep xet xjip O xet xsovoph ettohpnipvt gus nz qiist op johjtdjuum mneu. Gus vji sitv, O jewi ciip inqmuzif cz catopitt uxpist vu sap qesv ug vjios tvagg epf O jewi emxezt fupi vji teni: gudat up vji datvunis.

O moli vu neli qiuqmi jeqqz tu vjev xetp'v vuu foggodamv.

O ehsii xjip zua tez vjev nepz catopittit dep ci tewif.
 
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