People find motivation is different places.

Many find theirs by proving others wrong. Here is a story that put a chip on my shoulder in the early days.

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2/ During the first year of @morningbrew, a *very* well known media exec (you would know him by name) reached out to us.

He mentioned wanting to invest, or even buying @morningbrew.

We told him every single thing we knew about our company, our readership, and the industry.

3/ After @businessbarista and I spoke with him, he made it clear he was interested.

We were very excited, and thought it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

However, we didn't hear from him for a few weeks.

4/ When we finally got ahold of him he told us:

"I like you, but you don't have the X factor of the other media cofounders I just invested in."

It was pretty clear he was never interested in investing and was just information gathering.

We were too naive to know.

5/ I think about that call a lot.

I'm sure he doesn't remember that call, but I will never forget it.

6/ Learn to find motivation in small things. It'll keep you going during the hard times.

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