From Surviving to Thriving: 4 Ways to Overcome the Mental Toll of Startup Life

There is a side to startup life that we don’t like talking about. It’s not as glamorous as funding announcements or product releases, yet can mean the difference between success and failure.

As a founder of SkyBell — a home security company developing a Wi-Fi video doorbell you answer from a smartphone — I’ve completed partnerships, helped raise millions in funding and shipped our product to over 50 countries. More importantly, I’ve experienced the mental health challenges that are so common with entrepreneurs. I’m grateful that I’ve found tools that have helped me thrive instead of just survive.

There’s a growing movement around mental health and startups to bring this conversation into the open. To be clear, I’m not writing as someone who has it all figured out. My goal is to add to the collective energy around improving the mental health of founders by sharing the things I’ve done to create a stronger, healthier and more productive mental state as a founder.

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