Starting a business is indeed a process of constantly finding holes and patching them up. You're holding a hammer, wanting to try everything. One moment you're complaining your product isn't good enough, the next you're thinking your team could be stronger.
However, this is destined to be both the eternal tragedy and blessing of entrepreneurs. Although it's exhausting, you have to learn to accept it calmly.
Twenty-six years old arrives in the blink of an eye. Looking back, it seems like everything has been transformed, and people around you have come and gone. Both started their entrepreneurial journeys at 24, and while they may not have done better, they at least likely experienced the setbacks that a 26-year-old Elon Musk didn't encounter when making Zip2, and perhaps even endured greater pressure.
Then his life truly entered its purgatory mode, and desensitization and numbness are essential lessons for the desire to win and reach the finish line.