Motivational Content for Entrepreneurs in the Dip

“The Dip” is Seth Godin’s term for the period following the initial excitement of starting something (a venture, for example) and before you start getting the satisfaction of seeing real results. Psychologically I’ve found it to be the hardest part of being a founder.

“Winners are really just the best quitters. [Seth] Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt—until they commit to beating the right Dip.”

Goodreads

So just for fun, here’s some motivation for those of you in The Dip.

1. Prince

You are a badass. You will get through it and come out on top.

2. Shia LeBoeuf

Don’t overthink any of it.

Michael Sattler

With a career spent in founding and technical leadership roles with new and enterprise-level organizations, Michael Sattler is a veteran in technology strategy, operations, and product management. He’s spent decades in B2B and B2C SaaS product development, software and application design, engineering operations, new venture creation, and innovation practices.

He has scaled and managed technical teams from 2-50+ across three continents, led large-scale cross-functional program management, and founded or co-founded six companies.