{"product_id":"the-resilient-founder-9781119839736","title":"The Resilient Founder","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManaging your own psychology is the hardest skill for any founder\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs acclaimed investor and entrepreneur Ben Horowitz once stated, managing your own psychology is the hardest skill for any founder or CEO.  In \u003ci\u003eThe Resilient Founder: Lessons in Endurance from Startup Entrepreneurs,\u003c\/i\u003e Mahendra Ramsinghani gathers insights from over a hundred founders to deliver an intuitive and insightful guide to understanding our psychology and navigating the psychological pressures of startup leadership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenture backed companies are expected to grow at high velocity, raise large amounts of capital, build teams effectively to achieve unicorn, no decacorn status. Yet the journey is long, filled with uncertainties, extremities and black swan events.  It can wear out the best and the brightest.  On the outside, a CEO can demonstrate sheer bravado, an invincible spirit as they behead dragons in the business battlefield. And on the inside, they deal with their dark side, subconscious strugg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Cover xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note to Readers xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction-The Despondent Founder 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Running to a Standstill \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 When Suicide Seems Like a Good Option 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Stepping Back from the Edge 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 How External Events Trigger Negative Feelings 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Obstacles and Frustrations 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Understanding Our Psychology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Building Our Psychological Quotient 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Ethics 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Do the Right Thing 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ego – The Emperor and the Slave 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Working with Your Ego 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Hidden Land of Desires and Motivations 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Logos and the Mind 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Pathos: Belief Systems 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Putting It All Together 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Reassembling the Furniture \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Toward Building a Healthy Ego 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Psychotherapy: An Imperfect History of an Impossible Profession 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Fearing Our Own Selves … and Other Mental Blocks 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Stages of Therapy 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Challenges and Pitfalls in Therapy 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Medicating Our Way to Recovery 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV These Rituals Worked for Us \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 A Soul Made Cheerful 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Prescription 1 – An Organized Diminution of Work 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Prescription 2 – Get Out of Your Head 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Prescription 3 – Feeling, Not Thinking 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Prescription 4 – Spirit over Mind 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Prescription 5 – A Promise to Yourself 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Elements of a Good Life 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript: How to Care for the Broken and the Depressed 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I: A Founder’s Mental Health Manifesto 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II: Founders’ Voices and Anonymized Surveys 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Website 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 275\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407168020823,"sku":"9781119839736","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119839736.jpg?v=1730498409","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-resilient-founder-9781119839736","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}