Too rare are blogs/posts in the Valley about the "trough of sorrow." Even rarer are the ones that don't leave on an upbeat ending. This is life. This is what it is really like to build something people want... or to try to.

Thank you for writing this. The euphoric prose that plagues TC and ilk can often do a real disservice to those trying to build the seemingly impossible, and your honesty and humility are refreshing.