David Heinemeier Hansson

To succeed as a founder, you must believe in your work's potential, even if odds are against it. Balancing optimism with the reality of high failure rates requires proud craftsmanship and finding self-worth beyond business outcomes.

Believe it's going to work even though it probably won't

<p>If you cannot embrace optimism I don’t know what kind of founder you can actually be. We need to expand our definitions of types of founders otherwise.</p>
<p>Most businesses created fail (inside and outside of tech). There are outside forces but it almost always comes down to founders that aren’t up to the task or are possessed by meritless hubris.</p>
