> I struggled with making daily company decisions. Lots of doctor visits and hospital stays later, I was diagnosed with OCD and depression while trying to operate this company and bring my dreams to reality. This was not a recipe for success.

That seems an unnecessary take-down of the founder in the middle.

The "recipe for success" isn't a thing in you - the "recipe for success" is trying.

And that she did, as much as she could. If this was a success story everything about being a barista would be said in the same admiring tones as the famous Vegas Fedex story.

"You can't win the lottery without buying a ticket" is how I view silicon valley money, because you can win, but you have to put yours in to win it.