Crafting a Support Network as a Founder and CEO
This post was originally published on Joel.is. Sometime in late 2018, the concept of having a support network clicked for me. This was the year that I started working with Mandy, my second Executive Assistant. Caryn, who I worked with in that capacity for around a year and a
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This is really great. A reminder to not just rely on your marital partner or co-founder(s) but find professional support in different areas of life.
Most of us probably don't have that extra money to pay for someone to provide that service, e.g. coach, therapist, financial advisor etc. But if we do, it is worth the investment.
One thing I've been thinking is that IH or Twitter friends are all part of our support system. But of course, it is so hard to find someone to support each other at the highest level, like having each other's back, keep pushing each other forward, yelling at the other person if he/she is going off track. I still haven't found this person, and might never find him/her. Okay it becomes sort of my own reflection now. LOL