Building a startup from scratch is like raising a child. You pour your heart and soul into nurturing it, staying up late at night, sacrificing sleep and personal time, and investing every ounce of your energy into making it succeed. In the beginning, it’s a close-knit, passionate team, more like a family than a company. But as the company scales, things inevitably change. The culture evolves, the intimacy fades, and the founder finds themselves feeling increasingly isolated — even as they’re surrounded by more people than ever before.
This journey, from startup to scale-up, is filled with excitement, but also loneliness and emotional challenges that few founders are truly prepared for. As someone who has walked this path, I want to share my own experiences and those of other successful entrepreneurs who have faced similar challenges. This article explores why founders feel increasingly lonely as their startups grow, how the culture shifts from being people-driven to metrics-driven, and the strategies that can help navigate these turbulent waters.
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