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Inc reviews the cycles of euphoria, paranoia, and depression that many entrepreneurs go through in their journey. All entrepreneurs get knocked down, and the best ones retain the ability to keep getting back up.
But for many entrepreneurs, the battle wounds never fully heal. That was the case for John Pope, CEO of WellDog, a Laramie, Wyoming-based energy technology firm. On Dec. 11, 2002, Pope had exactly $8.42 in the bank. He was 90 days late on his car payment. He was 75 days behind on the mortgage. The IRS had filed a lien against him. His home phone, cell phone, and cable TV had all been turned off. In less than a week, the natural-gas company was scheduled to suspend service to the house he shared with his wife and daughters. Then there would be no heat. His company was expecting a wire transfer from the oil company Shell, a strategic investor, after months of negotiations had ended with a signed 380-page contract. So Pope waited.
https://www.inc.com/magazine/201309/jessica-bruder/psychological-price-of-entrepreneurship.html
