Startup pains: creative turned entrepreneur

Lee Jing Lin
Nov 1 · 4 min read

Your guide to navigating the tricky nature of transitions.

Since leaving my first full-time job at advertising firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty to build my startup, I’ve encountered several challenges in the transition. We know the startup world is incredibly tough; time and again I find myself grappling with the pressure of meeting targets while managing internal struggles. It is no wonder why 90% of startups fail.

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Jing Lin is currently leading a startup called Kopi Date. Creative | Entrepreneur | kopidate.com leejinglin.com

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