| As someone who has a failed startup under their belt, you know it's failed when you don't want up with a 100% chance of optimism that it's going to work out. My strong suggestion, when/if you reach that stage (and it sounds like you're there), just let everyone know you need to move on. It will be OK, I promise. Your investors will be OK. They invested knowing they might lose their investment. Your co-founder will be OK. He may be frustrated with you for X number of months or even years, but that's OK. You tried your best, and it didn't work out, but that's OK. You're only 25, you basically paid yourself to learn a ton of about a ton in a short compressed time period. \ Eventually you'll learn to be impressed with how much you did in this timeframe. Once you leave, give yourself time to heal and reflect. These are the experiences that teach us and help us grow, but you'll need time away to see that clearly. Good luck! Keep the good fight going and know there's a community of us who had something not work out, but were able to rebound and make the next one work... or the next one.. or the next one.. :) |