Mike Lazerow

Yes. So the whole idea behind the book Shoveling Shit, A Love Story is not that it's just miserable and suffering, which it is. Starting a company is lonely, a lot of work. If you just want an easy day, just get a job, sit down from nine to five, do something, go home, you could leave it at work. Entrepreneurs don't leave it at work. At the same time, there is purpose that is found in work.

Yes. So the whole idea behind the book Shoveling Shit, A Love Story is not that it's just miserable and suffering, which it is. Starting a company is lonely, a lot of work. If you just want an easy day, just get a job, sit down from nine to five, do something, go home, you could leave it at work. Entrepreneurs don't leave it at work. At the same time, there is purpose that is found in work.

So hard work is a virtue. Those of us who are lucky enough to start companies really find the path they're supposed to be on and wake up fired up. And that's really what we tried to capture. And when we look at our experiences, it's in the trenches with our teams during the hardest times where we grew the most, we learned the most, and I think built the closest relationships.

So hard work is a virtue. Those of us who are lucky enough to start companies really find the path they're supposed to be on and wake up fired up. And that's really what we tried to capture. And when we look at our experiences, it's in the trenches with our teams during the hardest times where we grew the most, we learned the most, and I think built the closest relationships.

So hard work is a virtue. Those of us who are lucky enough to start companies really find the path they're supposed to be on and wake up fired up. And that's really what we tried to capture. And when we look at our experiences, it's in the trenches with our teams during the hardest times where we grew the most, we learned the most, and I think built the closest relationships.

And I think where that was most apparent to me, the specific was when I walked on the stage in the day we announced the sale of Buddy Media for 745 million to Salesforce. I walked on this stage, I look out this ballroom, all of our employees are there. And I felt beat up. I was 40 pounds overweight.

And I think where that was most apparent to me, the specific was when I walked on the stage in the day we announced the sale of Buddy Media for 745 million to Salesforce. I walked on this stage, I look out this ballroom, all of our employees are there. And I felt beat up. I was 40 pounds overweight.

And I think where that was most apparent to me, the specific was when I walked on the stage in the day we announced the sale of Buddy Media for 745 million to Salesforce. I walked on this stage, I look out this ballroom, all of our employees are there. And I felt beat up. I was 40 pounds overweight.

This company that went from zero to 50 million in annual recurring revenue in three years from launching the product to when we sold, it had just taken a toll. And at the same time, I felt like you feel at the end of a long run or something that is just physically drains you. There's a sense of purpose and accomplishment. And I had to hold this idea that I'm miserable.

This company that went from zero to 50 million in annual recurring revenue in three years from launching the product to when we sold, it had just taken a toll. And at the same time, I felt like you feel at the end of a long run or something that is just physically drains you. There's a sense of purpose and accomplishment. And I had to hold this idea that I'm miserable.

This company that went from zero to 50 million in annual recurring revenue in three years from launching the product to when we sold, it had just taken a toll. And at the same time, I felt like you feel at the end of a long run or something that is just physically drains you. There's a sense of purpose and accomplishment. And I had to hold this idea that I'm miserable.

So my cardiologist had told me I'm going to die if I don't have an artificial heart valve. So I was not doing well personally. And it was awesome because we had done it. Right. And so that was one that captured the suffering and the epic accomplishment all in one day.

So my cardiologist had told me I'm going to die if I don't have an artificial heart valve. So I was not doing well personally. And it was awesome because we had done it. Right. And so that was one that captured the suffering and the epic accomplishment all in one day.

So my cardiologist had told me I'm going to die if I don't have an artificial heart valve. So I was not doing well personally. And it was awesome because we had done it. Right. And so that was one that captured the suffering and the epic accomplishment all in one day.

So at the time I was on my Blackberry and Cass was in surgery, having, it was a C-section, not much for dad to do. So I'm sitting there and I read the story about Mark Zuckerberg.

So at the time I was on my Blackberry and Cass was in surgery, having, it was a C-section, not much for dad to do. So I'm sitting there and I read the story about Mark Zuckerberg.

So at the time I was on my Blackberry and Cass was in surgery, having, it was a C-section, not much for dad to do. So I'm sitting there and I read the story about Mark Zuckerberg.

And he stands up at F8, which is developer platform, his developer conference, and he puts out a call for all developers to build the next generation of applications with deep integration into Facebook and the social graph. Zuck basically said, here is the virtual representation of real life relationships. You can use it to make your apps better. For example, if you are building games,

And he stands up at F8, which is developer platform, his developer conference, and he puts out a call for all developers to build the next generation of applications with deep integration into Facebook and the social graph. Zuck basically said, here is the virtual representation of real life relationships. You can use it to make your apps better. For example, if you are building games,

And he stands up at F8, which is developer platform, his developer conference, and he puts out a call for all developers to build the next generation of applications with deep integration into Facebook and the social graph. Zuck basically said, here is the virtual representation of real life relationships. You can use it to make your apps better. For example, if you are building games,