Shameless

I see it all the time.

Entrepreneurs grinding alone in their apartments. Wrestling with problems that someone else solved years ago. Burning weeks on challenges that a single conversation could resolve in minutes.

Pride. That's what it is. This belief that asking for help somehow diminishes what you're building. That real founders figure everything out themselves.

And yet. The most successful entrepreneurs I know? They're shameless about asking for help.

They'll cold email someone they admire. Jump on a call with a competitor. Reach out to that person who's three steps ahead of them in the same space. They'll ask their customers directly what they're doing wrong.

Watch them in action. They're constantly saying "I don't know" and "Can you help me understand?" They treat ignorance as a starting point, not a destination.

Ask them about their biggest breakthroughs. Almost always, it traces back to a conversation. Someone who pointed them in the right direction. Someone who connected them with the right person. Someone who simply said "have you tried this?"

There are thousands of people out there who've walked the path you're walking. Who've made the mistakes you're about to make. Who would gladly share what they learned if you just asked.

But you have to ask. You have to swallow that pride and admit you don't have all the answers.

Here's to those brave enough to say "I need help." Smart enough to know that getting help faster is better than figuring it out alone slower.

The help is out there. Go get it!

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