Entrepreneurship as a Marathon, Not a Highlight Reel by Igor Fishelev
Entrepreneurship is often presented as a sequence of bright moments: the first deal, rapid growth, a successful exit, public recognition. Social media and business media love these highlights. They are easy to package, easy to admire, and easy to misunderstand. Real entrepreneurship looks very different. In my experience, building a business is closer to a marathon than to a highlight reel. It is long, uneven, sometimes exhausting, and mostly invisible …