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Nawal

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Read This When You Feel Like Giving Up ๐Ÿ”ฅ Nobody talks about this side of building a startup: โ†’ The 2AM breakdowns โ†’ The ignored cold emails โ†’ The demo that crashed in front of your first investor โ†’ The friend who โ€œloved the ideaโ€ but never signed up Youโ€™re not alone. Every founder โ€” even the greats โ€” felt this. But you only see their after-stories: The funding, the exits, the articles. What you donโ€™t see? โ†’ The 43 rejections before 1 yes โ†’ The sleepless nights, silent doubts โ†’ The time they almost shut it down Building something from nothing is brutal. Itโ€™s not a LinkedIn reel. Itโ€™s a test of obsession. But hereโ€™s the good news: If it hurts this much โ€” it means you care. And thatโ€™s your edge. Because mediocre founders quit when it gets hard. Great ones endure. Not because theyโ€™re smarter. But because they canโ€™t not build it. So if todayโ€™s hard? Sleep. Cry. Vent. But wake up tomorrow โ€” and keep building. Youโ€™re closer than you think. Learning : The world doesnโ€™t need another funded deck. It needs someone bold enough to build through the pain. We see you. And weโ€™ve got your back.

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