He picked me up in a car that has wings for doors– and I didn’t know how to open it and crawl inside.
He owns property all over the world and has the things you’d expect to see from someone of his stature.
But he admitted to me that for the first 30 years, he went to bed every night in fear— that it wouldn’t work out, that they wouldn’t make payroll, or that he wasn’t good enough.
He lost hours of sleep regularly, because the number of issues that keep coming at you are overwhelming.
Almost every founder I know admits that it’s a struggle– not just at the start, but loneliness and fears for years.
It wasn’t until 3 years ago that he could go to sleep peacefully, not worrying about whether his business was going to make it.
Ask any founder you know and they will admit this to you. So continue on, you’re doing just fine.
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations.
You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel.
You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.
