Hey all!
Being an enterpreneur is hard yes, emotives words, Jason, thanks.
but... there are a way to do it a bit less harder -> being
enterpreneurs together as a coop
i think that there are too much people leading one man/woman
projects, (even enterpreneurs with different projects at the same
time...)
and too much people completly out of this role and even working or
looking for work for others..
In a coop, people not so smart, not so brave, not so ambituos, not
so kamikaze...can also be part of an entrepeneur
team, and do what he/she can not be able alone.
The most proactive of the group needs to be generous with the
skills and rhythms of everyone, and everyone needs to be generous
with others,
specially for communication and understand each other.
Also there are dificulties, like human relations problemes, but
anyway, when the things are very hard, you not will be alone...
In fact, dark wallet works as a coop, yes?
so this coop culture here, needs to be remembered and be featured
when we talk about entrepreneurship.
best
Enric
El 28/08/14 17:21, Charlie 'Charles' Shrem escribió:
Thanks man :)
On Thursday, August 28, 2014, Amir Taaki <genjix@???>
wrote:
you will always prosper. you are a proactive individual and
still young
who was in bitcoin since the early days.
just don't feel pressure to do anything, lay back and explore
where you
want to go. you will discover many paths in life, and your vales
or
experience will help you choose the right one for you.
always remember why and be honest to yourself.
looking back in my life, it has been an amazing serious of
coincidences
and the greatest ups and downs. when you have a risk taking
personality,
you often like to bet the whole house and I've lost many many
times...
and like an idiot I always go back for more :D either with a new
strategy or because I want another crack.
I would take your experience as a message that imparts you with
new
insights and a character building experience.
We don't build character inside cosy apartments and easy
lifestyle. I
spent my life travelling in war zones, living in totalitarian
regimes,
occupying buildings, in activism and protests, wandering
homeless and
exploring lands and life in all different ways because I want to
build
character. To face any challenge unflinching with knowledge how
to
navigate dangerous territories and having the strength to strike
out
from the crowd as an independent free spirit is what I feel is
the
essence of being human.
On 28/08/14 14:18, Charlie 'Charles' Shrem wrote:
> I've been battling depression the past few months,
hardcore. When they
> put me in solitary I thought my life was over.
>
> I have all of you my friends to thank for keeping my
spirits up and
> Bitcoin for giving me a propose. I think back on the good
times, eating
> with Amir and Julia on my porch and partying with Jason in
Atlanta.
>
> Let the good times roll :)
>
> On Thursday, August 28, 2014, Amir Taaki <genjix@???
> <mailto:genjix@???>>
wrote:
>
> I wanted to kill myself over Bitcoinica. It was a very
bad moment...
>
> On 28/08/14 14:11, Jason King wrote:
> > For over a week now, I’ve been trying to write a
year in review piece
> > for Satoshi Forest. The words, which usually just
flow like a spigot
> > when I’m passionate about something, seem to just
dribble out. And
> what
> > little eeks by is hardly print worthy. Maybe it’s
just writer’s block?
> > Writer’s block happens. Or maybe I’m not as
passionate about Satoshi
> > Forest as I used to be?
> >
> > But, I am passionate about Satoshi Forest, perhaps
more than I
> ever have
> > been. And writer’s block, if it is the culprit,
cannot explain why I
> > haven’t responded to Elizabeth Ploshay’s ALS Ice
Bucket Challenge,
> in a
> > timely fashion. I guess I’ll have to donate now.
You see it’s not just
> > the Satoshi Forest year in review, it’s
everything. Emails from
> friends
> > I haven’t responded to, phone calls I let go to
voicemail, new
> endeavors
> > at Sean’s Outpost I let sit unannounced
> > (http://blockchain.satoshiforest.com/).
And then it hits me. I’ve been
> > here before.
> >
> > I’m really depressed.
> >
> > And it seems to be going around.
> >
> > Since the tragic suicide of Robin Williams, four
(4) people close
> to me
> > have also tried to kill themselves. One succeeded.
An anecdotal survey
> > of my friends has seen an equal uptick in the
number of people talking
> > about or attempting suicide. It’s been really
disturbing.
> >
> > In the preparations for the Bitcoin in the Beltway
conference this
> past
> > June, I had one of the more surreal conversations
of my life. An east
> > coast sales director for Marriott called me
wanting to know if bitcoin
> > was linked to suicide. They had heard of the
tragic death of Autumn
> > Radtke in March
> >
> (http://nypost.com/2014/03/06/bitcoin-firm-ceo-jumped-to-her-death-neighbor/)
> > and were concerned about hosting a conference for
a technology
> that was
> > making people kill themselves. I was sure he was
joking. He was
> not. The
> > conversation I had with him must have allayed his
fears.
> #BitcoinBeltway
> > went great, can’t wait to do it again next year.
> >
> > Obviously, bitcoin does not cause suicide. And
while we are quick to
> > sticky a “suicide prevention hotline” when the
price crashes,
> bitcoin is
> > not causing depression. What we may want to look
into is something
> that
> > is not bitcoin related, but more something that
comes part and parcel
> > with “bitcoiners”.
> >
> > The woes of entrepreneurship and startup culture.
> >
> > Being an entrepreneur is fucking hard. Really
hard. Most people don’t
> > even attempt it.
> >
> > It might not feel that way to you, but likely
that’s because you
> > surround yourself with other entrepreneurs. Your
friends work at
> > startups. Your trips are to startup conferences
and conventions. Your
> > news feed is r/bitcoin and hacker news. You are
firmly in the echo
> chamber.
> >
> > Most people will never try and build a product or
company. So most
> > people will never experience what it is like to
fear you won’t make
> > payroll and someone else will not be able to pay
their rent
> because of you.
> >
> > Most people will never know how difficult it is to
raise money. To get
> > someone else to believe in you enough to open
their checkbook and
> > support you financially. The hours you spend and
the mental strain
> that
> > comes from hearing “No” again and again and again.
And if you get a
> > “Yes” the pressure doesn’t dissipate! It
increases! Now it’s your
> crazy
> > idea and someone elses money you’re responsible
for.
> >
> > Being an entrepreneur is really hard.
> >
> > And we are really hard on ourselves. We are afraid
to show any
> weakness.
> > Because we’ve been taught being weak or vulnerable
is to be
> shunned. If
> > someone asks you how your company is doing “We’re
killing. it.”
> probably
> > comes off your lips before you’ve even processed
the question.
> >
> > It is statistically impossible for everyone to
always be “killing it”.
> >
> > But ask at your next mixer or meetup and almost
everyone will be
> > “killing it”.
> >
> > And that pressure to succeed, to perform, to win
is immense. And I
> think
> > that pressure may be even worse in bitcoin.
> >
> > Not to everyone, but to a lot of bitcoin early
adopters, and
> especially
> > to a lot of early bitcoin entrepreneurs, bitcoin
is a promise. A
> glimpse
> > of a better world free from the inequalities
brought by our legacy
> > financial system. So if you fail in bitcoin, it is
easy to feel
> that you
> > are failing on that promise too.
> >
> > I’ve felt that way. Felt that if I screw up I am
screwing it up for
> > every non-profit and charity. That they will
somehow not get the
> > benefits of bitcoin because I failed. I see it in
others. Just a week
> > ago at #Cryptolina I talked with a group of
brilliant
> entrepreneurs who
> > were convinced that if they didn’t beat an
incumbent payment
> solution to
> > market, they had lost the war. And that whole
segment of the market
> > would NEVER benefit from cryptocurrency.
> >
> > Being a bitcoin entrepreneur is hard.
> >
> > And I don’t have the answers to how to deal with
all the pressure and
> > depression that come from doing what we do. But I
have learned a
> couple
> > of things and maybe someone else that is
experiencing depression or
> > having dark thoughts can read this and gain some
value from what I’ve
> > learned. And even better, maybe someone that has
dealt with depression
> > in the past can riff on what I’ve said and provide
some insight
> into how
> > they cope.
> >
> > 1) You are not alone.
> >
> > When you are depressed, it seems like everyone
else has it all
> together
> > and you are the anomaly. That’s not true. They
probably don’t have
> their
> > shit together either. And everyone has problems we
don’t see.
> Everyone.
> >
> > Some of the greatest entrepreneurs and investors
of all time have had
> > brutal fights with depression and suicidal
thoughts.
> >
> > READ:
> >
> >
> http://www.inc.com/magazine/201309/jessica-bruder/psychological-price-of-entrepreneurship.html
> >
> > 2) Bitcoin needs you and it doesn’t need you. And
that’s ok.
> >
> > Bitcoin needs you. It really does. But it doesn’t
need only you, it
> > needs all of us. You are not the single point of
failure. Bitcoins
> > success is just a decentralized as the blockchain.
So give yourself a
> > break. It’s ok to make mistakes and it’s ok to
fail. It’s even ok to
> > fail spectacularly.
> >
> > Think back to how many times bitcoin has been
declared dead. How many
> > times has the price crashed? How many times has a
major bitcoin
> > institution been corrupted/hacked/found to be a
scam?
> >
> > And yet, here we are. An you are here too.
> >
> > 3) It is ok to ask for help.
> >
> > This is hard to learn. We come from a self
sufficient culture. And if
> > you ask for help, people will realize that you are
not as awesome as
> > they thought you were...BULLSHIT. Asking for help
has ZERO bearing on
> > how awesome a person you are. In fact, your
friends WANT TO HELP YOU.
> > Being there for you in a moment of crisis is
something your
> friends are
> > probably really down for. But if you ignore them
or won’t tell
> them you
> > are having problems it is really difficult for
them to help. Talk to
> > someone. If all else fails you can always call…
> >
> > THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE:
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
> >
> > I know all of this might not make a difference.
When you are caught up
> > in your head in the middle of a depressive episode
nothing seems to
> > help. Try to find something that you can
concentrate on just to
> get you
> > thru the worst of it. For me, I go play with my
kids. It helps me.
> > Sometimes more than others.
> >
> > If you are feeling down, try to talk to someone.
And if you see
> someone
> > feeling down, try to lend a supportive ear.
> >
> > Bitcoin needs you alive.
> >
> >
> >
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