Title: Ten months ago, after attending YC, my co-founder and I decided to throw our product in the trash and start a new idea.<p>Morale was at an (I believed) all-time low. We came with a &#x27;verticalized neobank&#x27; idea (we have a strong background in fintech) and got slapped in the face by our VC.<p>It was hard to hear, the temptation to push back and&#x2F;or shut down to end the spiraling was strong. 
I believe this happened to a lot of founders, but we decided to put it out on the open on Sifted, to normalize this very messy moment, and the mental health challenges implied: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sifted.eu&#x2F;articles&#x2F;startup-pivot-part-2&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sifted.eu&#x2F;articles&#x2F;startup-pivot-part-2&#x2F;</a>
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