Entrepreneur.com featured Colin Hodge, founder of DOWN Dating App, as one of the seasoned entrepreneurs sharing wisdom on how to build resilience and push through the hardest moments of startup life.
Colin’s key advice: “Courageously ask hard questions about your startup’s viability.” Rather than letting self-doubt spiral, he encourages founders to seek honest, unfiltered feedback from trusted people who care about their success more than their feelings. For Colin, this kind of vulnerability led to conversations with fellow entrepreneurs that were, in his words, “refreshingly honest, funny, and raw.”
The article covers six lessons for building a perseverance mindset, from setting SMART goals and embracing uncertainty, to hiring people who genuinely believe in what you’re building.