Daily Dose: Pre-Race, Part 2 – Startups are Ultramarathons – Lessons from the Trail

By Scott Sambucci | July 5, 2021

On June 26th at 5 am, the gun went off and I took my first step in the Western States 100 – a 100.2 mile ultra-marathon from Olympic Valley, CA to Auburn, CA. 

The course included more than 18,000′ of elevation climb and daytime temperatures of more than 100 degrees.

I officially started training on Jan 4th – six months of daily effort – more than 1200 miles of running, strength-training 3-4x/week, and monitoring every calorie I consume. 

In running these ultra-marathons, I’ve learned a few lessons that translate to running a startup. 

I shared two Lessons from the Trail about how startups are like ultra-marathons –  

1/ Make hard things routine 

2/ Prepare to train

Today, I’m sharing a couple more…

While every day and every week feels like a sprint, the path to make a lasting impact for your customers is a long journey. 

Stay focused, stay committed.

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