A couple weeks ago I was talking to a friend who had entered a dip in his startup. Dips are when you’ve been working hard at something for a period of time and it is getting especially tough where you have to decide if you’re going to give up or continue on. These are often very tough times. Startups are a marathon and not a sprint, so it is important to continually remind yourself of that.
Here are some tips for the startup marathon:
- Reflect daily and weekly on your small and large victories so that progress is recorded
- When you’re in a dip recognize it as such and seek peer-to-peer feedback through a group like Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)
- Take personal time and enjoy life knowing that you’re in the startup marathon and need to pace yourself
Startups are a marathon and need to be treated as such.
What else? What are some other tips to help complete the startup marathon?
David Cummings on Startups 
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