As a general partner at defy, I am fortunate to partner with and support exceptional entrepreneurs from the earliest days. Whether through working on my own companies or by partnering with other founders, I’ve been fortunate to experience day zero to hyper-growth and everything in between. I’ve felt the ups and downs and the highs and lows that company building entails – I’ve felt like I was going to be hugely successful and that nothing was working 10 times all in the same hour. That’s entrepreneurship. It’s one of the hardest jobs in the world. Building a company takes grit and perseverance and it can be a really lonely experience.