The document discusses the emotional journey of starting a startup company. It states that startups allow founders to experience every human emotion and appreciate life's journey. The emotional journey is guaranteed and the deeper the emotions, the more fully one will live life. It then lists different emotional states founders may go through, from initial excitement to despair, and notes the importance of not letting emotions control actions or trying to control emotions, but rather enjoying the journey.

2. The Emotional Cocktail -
Part 1
Sanjay Vijayakumar

3. Startups are a vehicle for its creators to
enjoy every human emotion possible
and appreciate life as a journey.

4. This emotional journey is
100% guaranteed

5. Deeper the emotion;
the more you will live life.

6. Lets dive deeper into
each state of mind.

7. 1. This is best idea ever

8. 2. This will be fun

9. 3. This is harder than i
thought

10. 4. This is lot of work

11. 5. This sucks.I have no
idea what i’m doing.

12. Despair - absence of
hope

13. What you do at this point
is most critical.

14. Ok, it still sucks

15. Quick; lets call it a day

16. Hmm..(i think this is going to be
fun)

17. Hey..this might just work

18. Wow!

19. Trick is not to let emotions control you.
Neither try to control the emotions!
Enjoy the journey and enjoy life.