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Is Burnout Killing Your Startup? Here’s How To Survive
No, you shouldn’t be at the breaking point non-stop.
Startups experience burnout more often than larger or more mainstream companies. They have to deal with a wider array of problems, and usually at the same time.
In fact, burnout mostly happens because of a combination of reasons — it’s rarely just the lack of funding or just too much client work that’s causing it.
Dealing with such problems typically falls onto the shoulders of a small team. That leads to extreme exhaustion, which threatens the success of a startup.
Before we get to how you can recover from it, let’s first define startup burnout.
What is Startup Burnout?
I like to visualize burnout as an overheating engine. Everything may look fine on the surface… until your car explodes.
But here’s how WebMD defines burnout:
“Burnout is a form of exhaustion caused by constantly feeling swamped. It’s a result of excessive and prolonged emotional, physical, and mental stress. In many cases, burnout is related to one’s job.”
