# 👋🏽 I'm Pulkit, co-founder & CEO of Chameleon. AMA (especially about PLG, UX, user onboarding etc.) **URL:** \ **Category:** AMAs\ **Tags:** past-guests, founder-led-sales, working-remotely, product-led-growth, founders-self\ **Created:** [August 25, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://gorelay.co/t/im-pulkit-co-founder-ceo-of-chameleon-ama-especially-about-plg-ux-user-onboarding-etc/469 "2020-08-25T09:58:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![pulkit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/gorelay.co/pulkit/32/354_2.png) [@pulkit](https://gorelay.co/u/pulkit)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://gorelay.co/t/im-pulkit-co-founder-ceo-of-chameleon-ama-especially-about-plg-ux-user-onboarding-etc/469/11 "2020-09-10T12:11:15Z")
> [@aditi1002](#): > > Given how all-consuming running a startup can be, how do you manage your anxiety and stress on an every day basis? Also, how has it evolved compared to your early-days of significantly higher uncertainty and involvement. hey @aditi1002 glad you’re asking about this; too many founders assume that it’s just something that should happen naturally or passively, but it’s not often the case. In the early days I assumed the startup was a sprint and I had to sink all my energy into it. After a few years I realized that I had a similar state-of-mind, regardless of progress and problems. I felt hurried and assumed at any step the whole thing could come crashing down. Over time **I’m not “running a startup” but “doing work”**. And with “doing work” comes a different perspective: - Work is not the only thing in my life; I have other key priorities - Work is meant to be fulfilling and rewards - I should enjoy my work each day and each week and each month If I was in a job and work took over my life and I was unhappy then I’d quit. So why do I need to create an environment where work isn’t the things above. Some specific things that have worked for me: - Confiding anxieties in a partner or co-founder or mentor. Having someone listen that can re-assure you that things are okay - Making physical health a priority; exercising every day / regularly - Celebrating all the small wins in a big way I do meditate and have been for years, and although so many people claim it as a solution to anxiety, I find that the benefits of this to be slow and often invisible. One thing that has been effective is being part of a meditation group where the teacher takes questions and helps provide perspective. The group I’m a part of and you can also join is [sundaysangha.org](http://sundaysangha.org). --- _[View the full topic](https://gorelay.co/t/im-pulkit-co-founder-ceo-of-chameleon-ama-especially-about-plg-ux-user-onboarding-etc/469)._