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What are you going to do if you can't make payroll next month?

Relax. You're fine. Probably.

But that question is still going to keep you up at night, especially once you've reached a certain point of no return on your startup journey -- and that's when your business grows beyond the level where you can keep funding it out of your own pocket.

This moment can happen as soon as you start your company, or it could take years. But let me assure you, when it happens, it happens like flipping a light switch, and the pressure is both instant and permanent.

There is no avoiding it, whether you're starting your first company or your fifteenth. And furthermore, no amount of startup experience points are going to earn you that mythical "Get Out Of Failure Free" card.

So congratulations on your success! Hope you're prepared for the unrelenting weight that's about to be dropped on your shoulders.

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