Fanning the Flames of Commitment
Few things in life are as packed with emotion as hurtling down the startup path just beyond the point of no return. Even the most contained entrepreneur feels like he or she has a tiny Archimedes inside, running with happy abandon. There is much to decide and do—hun - dreds of tasks and questions, large and small. Underneath these practical matters, the founder’s growing commitment to the venture is helped along by a set of gathering forces. These forces have been in play all along, like breezes blowing over the first flame of the founder’s idea to keep it alive. But now that the point of no return has been reached, they are like winds blowing in from all directions, oxygenating and heating the growing fire.
