But she also made the point that this is not the first time her company has had serious problems. There have been times in the past where she had no money and was one week away from making payroll. From a stress perspective, not being able to pay your employees is much more stressful than a poor wall street evaluation. From experience, she now knows that they will ride out the current stock problems and will thrive again. She is still very enthusiastic about what she is doing.
Persistence is extremely important in starting and growing a company.
So is networking. Meeting someone who knows someone who can get you in a meeting with another someone can be invaluable.