I felt crushed after failing to secure funding, but I decided to use our remaining resources to continue pushing forward and meet with customers to understand their needs better.

I had to make tough decisions during a crisis, including shrinking the team and raising funds, which ultimately extended our runway and allowed us to launch successfully despite market challenges.

During the hardest week of shutting down, it was powerful to know I had the backing of my investors, who understood that sometimes things don't work out despite our best efforts.

At HireArt, I faced a moment of potential failure when we hadn't raised any funding while others had, but my co-founders encouraged me to keep pitching until we found an investor who believed in our mission.

Our startup had a dreamlike start, but just weeks before launch, our first engineer quit, leaving me feeling like I had failed.

There were dark nights when I regretted starting my own company, especially when funding dried up and the runway was short.

I faced a cease and desist on my apartment while trying to raise a Series A, which added pressure to our situation.

In 2020, we were six months away from having to shutter our doors due to running out of money, which was a feeling of desperation.

Despite progress, raising Series A was challenging due to increased competition in the food startup space, and we faced another setback in securing funding.