[jmalter]

"When you’re a founder, your company defines you. That means that your company’s daily ups and downs become your personal ups and downs; that’s a big adjustment."

Could not agree more with this line - you have to be able to take the mercuric ups and downs.

[Terpaholic]

I also feel the converse is true to some extent - the effect of a founder on a company's atmosphere is massive, especially at smaller scales.