I am not afraid anymore. I have lived enough, have grown tired of living in fear, and have found true love. I have shed the weariness that came from my debilitating decision-paralysis and have found a focused energy with which to act. The foul smell of deceit and corruption has burned my nostrils long enough for me to detect it and neutralize it. I now understand what it is that I must become in order to get the company to where it must go. My innocence has not been spared, men cannot be trusted.

I have adopted the mental footing that is required to negotiate my way through raising funds for my startup. I am prepared to claw into the glamorized filth of venture capitalism. Convincing an aggressive specie of investors of our inflated value while strategically defending my interests and balancing those of my colleagues will be a test of my fitness as an executive leader.

Through the jungle of greed, power, and intimidation, I will lead my company. I no longer dread the challenges before us, I will feed off of them. The dirt I find will fuel my appetite for success.

I will adapt and do what is necessary to bring us to the next level.

Predators and competitors beware. It is a dog eat dog world, and I am hungry.