Eric Reich

Founder @campuslabs, Chairman @43north_; entrepreneur, investor, ecosystem builder, dad, reluctant shaver, mediocre golfer, Lebowski enthusiast, wannabe somm

[David Haber @dhaber]

1/ One of the most valuable things you can do for your career – whether you are an investor or a founder – is to see what “great” actually looks like.

[Hiten Shah @hnshah]

Every founder you admire has quietly survived moments that would make most people quit.

There’s no playbook for sleepless nights, hiring mistakes, or explaining to your family why you missed another weekend.

It looks like freedom, but most days you answer to your own ambition, your own doubts, and the pressure to make something real. You learn that the hardest part isn’t the setbacks, it’s staying honest with yourself about what’s working and what isn’t when nobody else will tell you.

Most people think founders are built for risk. The truth is, founders are built for uncertainty. That’s the part nobody prepares you for.

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@Billsville207 No

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@ashleymayer Spoken like a seasoned comms pro! I’m impressed, as usual

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@ashleymayer Raisins are even worse, we learned the hard way. There should be a PR effort around this especially for households that have little kids innocently dropping food constantly. Up for it?

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@Dave_Sandford I hope it happens, you certainly deserve it. I don’t hope it happens for the Dolphins however!

[Ben Yoskovitz @byosko]

Is the CEO/Founder life glamorous?

Maybe on Twitter and Instagram.

But in real life?

It's pretty f-ing hard. And lonely.

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@Billsville207 Disgraceful

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@goatcollect Not when I have the leading bid

[Alex Friedman 🤠 @heyalexfriedman]

One of the biggest pain points for founders isn't fundraising or scaling.

It's loneliness.

Being at the helm of a startup is exhilarating, but it can be isolating too. You're not alone in feeling alone.

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@goatcollect Almost anyone. Let’s connect

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

The ‘hard’ part of entrepreneurship isnt a rocky cut scene.

It’s years of…
Not knowing if it’s gonna work.
Being in over your head.
Having your idea almost die everyday.
Trying. Waiting. Seeing it not work. Learning. Trying again.

That’s what the ‘hard’ feels like.

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@hutch_golf …makes it easier to get better or actually more challenging. There are days when I’m on both sides of that argument. And I’m a data guy too!

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@hutch_golf 12-15. In the quest to get better, considerable fluctuations until I can lock into passing that next level to challenge 10. Hasn’t happened yet. I get to play Oak Hill often, so it would be an interesting discussion to debate if playing of course of that challenge a lot

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@hutch_golf I am and I’m deep into the golf struggle. Deep

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@hutch_golf Next time you are in town, I’ll get you on. Fan of your work…

[Eric Reich @ericreich]

@goatcollect I’m aware of a project working on this

[Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson]

Pretty much every entrepreneur I've talked to, no matter how simple and wonderful their business is, thinks it's the worst, most stressful dumpster fire, that could go out of business at any moment.

Everything is hard behind the scenes.

[Dave Morin 🦞 @davemorin]

Success in startups is directly proportional to the number of hard conversations you are willing to have.

[Neil Thanedar @NeilThanedar]

43North will go down in history as one of the best government funding programs ever.

In a time when governments compete to give away billions in incentives to the largest corporations, we need more 43Norths.