i thinks this piece of advice its cool in almost all of it.. but there are some pieces of it that i think sounds a little overoptimistic:
> she's your wife for a reason- she'll support you through all of this
Maybe not.. a lot of marriages brake because of financial bankrupcy.. but this guy will have to face it anyway.. it will depend of how much the materialistic/spiritual type she is and how much she love him.. this will be definetly a good proof of love from her, if she stands up with him... (but these sort of people are rare)
> they(investors) will remember your honesty and ethics more than the fact that your startup failed
I think it will be harder for him to raise funds later if he try to do it again some other time.. but nothing that will do things impossible for him.. also there are other ways (you know, companies existed before VC funding :)) .. but maybe this make his charisma and charm to raise even more money.. like superpowers that come from a mature characther
This guy need to face the truth no matter how hard its gonna be.. and i dont think trying to make things look better will help him much.. there are times life sucks, and this can be a proof of the strenght or weakness of our character..
Let me make it clear that you advices are very nice.. i was just spoting some overoptimism in some areas and i dont think in that particular case, this would help.. its reality time for him now.. time to take the red pill .. the blue pill will only make things worse..
Again, everything can serve for good in our experiences.. even, and specially the ones that are bad.. it needs a superior point of view to spot the good things from everything and make ourselves better.. but we have a lot of examples out there of people that just can't see the things that way.. and never "come back".. its important to know this and never be one of them..
Its the end of a war or its just the end of a battle in life?
> Maybe not.. a lot of marriages brake because of financial bankrupcy.. but this guy will have to face it anyway.. it will depend of how much the materialistic/spiritual type she is and how much she love him.. this will be definetly a good proof of love from her, if she stands up with him... (but these sort of people are rare)
Rare, but hopefully that's the case with her. A good person stands by their partner's side in times of trouble.
> she's your wife for a reason- she'll support you through all of this
Maybe not.. a lot of marriages brake because of financial bankrupcy.. but this guy will have to face it anyway.. it will depend of how much the materialistic/spiritual type she is and how much she love him.. this will be definetly a good proof of love from her, if she stands up with him... (but these sort of people are rare)
> they(investors) will remember your honesty and ethics more than the fact that your startup failed
I think it will be harder for him to raise funds later if he try to do it again some other time.. but nothing that will do things impossible for him.. also there are other ways (you know, companies existed before VC funding :)) .. but maybe this make his charisma and charm to raise even more money.. like superpowers that come from a mature characther
This guy need to face the truth no matter how hard its gonna be.. and i dont think trying to make things look better will help him much.. there are times life sucks, and this can be a proof of the strenght or weakness of our character..
Let me make it clear that you advices are very nice.. i was just spoting some overoptimism in some areas and i dont think in that particular case, this would help.. its reality time for him now.. time to take the red pill .. the blue pill will only make things worse..
Again, everything can serve for good in our experiences.. even, and specially the ones that are bad.. it needs a superior point of view to spot the good things from everything and make ourselves better.. but we have a lot of examples out there of people that just can't see the things that way.. and never "come back".. its important to know this and never be one of them..
Its the end of a war or its just the end of a battle in life?