The Loneliness of Entrepreneurship

Pursuing entrepreneurship is generally a lonely experience

The vision:

‘Deepak it must be so cool travelling the world; being in Amsterdam, having the time to explore and see the city, meet new people and build a business whilst you’re out there’

(Said of my 3-month sojourn in Amsterdam in the summer of 2015)

The reality:

I’m living in a family home where I don’t really speak much to the family. I have met cool people but most are in regular jobs and I don’t really know anyone in the city and many of my days are spent in a cafe alone working. And I do spend some time visiting and seeing things…but as they say about any place in the world:

‘Paradise is pointless if you have no-one to share it with’.

Entrepreneurship is a little like that. By choosing to ‘lead’; ‘grow’ or ‘build’ you’re effectively choosing to live a life alone.

And that gets lonely. I’m alone now as I write this.

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I’m 30. I’ve lived in 9 Countries. Travelled to 50+. Raised money 2x for Tech Companies. I’ve worked for Deloitte. Been homeless. Run 20 marathons. Am a trained British Soldier.

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