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Just have fun

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If you’ve read more than a couple of my blog posts, you’ll find that I spend just as much time focusing on more touchy-feely subjects as I do on more tactical learnings. There’s a reason for that, as the psychological state of you and your team has a tremendous effect on your ability to execute, and therefore, the success of your venture.

Flashback to late 2011/early 2012. I was miserable. My first time as CEO, across the country from my fiancé, dog, and support base, trying to raise money and having a terrible time doing it (in hindsight it was because **I** was terrible at it). I was hearing “No” pretty much every day. I probably was on the edge of full depression, as every day seemed dark with no path out.

At the first DC Tech Meetup after coming back to DC, I ran into Bryan Sivak, a former entrepreneur who’s now bringing some badly needed innovation to the federal government. As I was talking to him about the challenges I was facing, he gave me one key piece of advice.

“Just have fun.”

And so I do. Every day. Entrepreneurs love what we do every day. Being in a startup is fun. As challenging as it may be on a daily basis, I could not ask for a more enjoyable, fulfilling professional experience. For some reason, those three words just struck a nerve, and rarely a day goes by where I don’t recall them, and I can’t help but be happy.

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Zvi Band Relationships are our most important asset.

Zvi Band

Founder of Contactually.
I'm also passionate about growing the DC startup community, and I've founded Proudly Made in DC and the DC Tech Meetup.

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