How Founders Can Make the Grind Bearable
June 16, 2025
Startups are hard, but you don’t need to deliberately suffer to succeed.
Today, I want to talk about the importance of doing outreach when considering new opportunities. When you’re thinking about what’s next, it’s easy to only consider roles that hit your inbox. However, proactive outreach opens up many more possibilities.
Even if you get lucky with an unsolicited offer, reaching out to others in that sector will likely uncover roles you didn’t know about. Expanding your options.
Increased interest in your skills gives you negotiating power and the chance to be selective. Casting a wide net improves the likelihood of success.
Your ideal next step may only be available briefly or have lots of competition. You’ll have to hear “no” a lot before you get a “yes.” But proactive outreach is how you put yourself in the running for once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
Best of luck out there.
