Founder mental health

Ruby Wax spoke brilliantly about #mentalhealth and her mental health journey at the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce dinner yesterday evening. She is funny, compassionate and not afraid to speak her mind.

We don't talk enough about founder mental health. We expect them to work all hours and take very few holidays and meet our crazy expectations. There is an extent to which this is necessary for success but there is always a balance and it can't be at the expense of mental health.

As investors we need to do all we can to recognise this and support our founders however we can. Please know that you can reach out and will be taken seriously and treated with 100% confidence.

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