Founder Diaries: Entry 15

The Waiting Game When Progress Isn’t in Your Hands

"Patience is not simply the ability to wait—it’s how we behave while we’re waiting."

— Joyce Meyer

No one talks about this part…

The silence. The limbo. The brutal, inescapable reality of waiting…

Startups thrive on movement. Founders are wired for action - fix the problem, send the email, tweak the strategy, pivot if you have to. But what happens when you can’t? When the next move isn’t yours to make? When progress is stuck in the hands of investors, partners, or the sheer inconvenient reality of time itself?

I’ll tell you what happens…

You sit there, refreshing your inbox like it’s a life-support machine, trying to convince yourself that “no news is good news” while your brain spirals into worst-case scenarios. You overanalyse every conversation, every email, every small delay.

Maybe they hated the pitch…

Maybe the deal’s dead…

Maybe I should’ve said something different…

It’s exhausting. And it’s one of the hardest parts of this journey that no one warns you about.

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Entry 15

The Myth of Constant Motion