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  1. The solopreneur life is often romanticized. Here are 5 downsides of bootstrapping your own company:
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      1. Nothing happens when you finish a task ... tumbleweeds!
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        2. You need to find your own motivation ... for everything, every day.
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          3. It gets really lonely at times, even for introverts.
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            4. At the end of the day you feel like you accomplished nothing because there is always so much more to be done.
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              5. For every nice picture with cocktails at the beach there's also a sleepless night of problem solving and customer support.
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                I know people who have given up against these odds, it's not a shameful thing. Neither is working a 9-5 if it fulfills you!