In this sense, it raises the everlasting question about being a boss and your leadership style. Why are you so tough? Isn’t that hard?

When emotions stick longer, we start to feel anxious, complain about our co-workers at home; and a constant feeling of stress setting in.

We can’t assume that people are fine. I certainly wasn’t. We might want to revisit our language when we want to know how somebody is doing.

Mental health is not an event that may hit you or not. It is a critical aspect of startup life and requires our attention.

You go public or close shop. Those are just milestones. Being challenged in ways most won’t even understand is the founder's privilege.