[markdjacobsen]

I'm a two-time failed founder. The first was a humanitarian drone nonprofit, and the second was a software development team internal to government. The first failure absolutely wrecked me. Your comment resonated because nothing prepared me for the unique experiences and traumas of presiding over a startup failure. I truly felt like I was on my own, trying to navigate the prolonged journey through failure, healing, and renewal.

I ended up writing a book to help other failed founders, titled "Eating Glass: The Inner Journey Through Failure and Renewal." Book here [0] and 60-pg sample here [1]. I plan to share it via "Show HN" soon, but given your plea for resources, I'd love to send you a free digital copy. Just send me an email address at [e-mail]. My passion with this book is really just to help other failed founders on their journeys.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Eating-Glass-Journey-Through-Failure/... [1] https://markdjacobsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Eating-...

[TurkishPoptart]

>Fail fast, fail often, fail forward. That is the mantra in Silicon Valley. We celebrate failure like Viking raiders toasting comrades fallen in glorious battle. We clank our frothy steins and hail their courage and honor. We weave epic tales of their battlefield prowess and the journeys of their immortal spirits to Valhalla. We yearn for a death half as good as our fallen heroes. Any real warrior knows a battlefield death is not glorious. It is stupid mistakes, ill chance, screaming misery, urine and shit, fear and indignity. Dismembered youth strewn along the beach sob for their mothers.

Good heavens, sir, you are an excellent writer!

[b20000]

thanks for sharing your journey, I bought a copy on kindle, look forward to reading it.