How do you deal with constant failures?

Question

I've launched 5 startups. All of them failed, pathetically. I have to urge to build and try again, but I've lost all faith in myself. I know people build 10's of products before they succeed, but I am exhausted after my 5th product. How have you dealt with failures? If you gave up, how did you get rid of the urge to try again?

r0n22 · Accepted Answer

Failure is based on a goal you have created. My golf is just to do some work on my start-up. If that is your goal it is easier to get your momentum back up and start working again.
Separate the doing the work on the startup vs decisions on when to fold.
If you have done 5 startups already each one has taught you something that you have rolled into the next. If you learned anything at each of those startups then I do not see them as failures.

Comevius · Answer

They are only failures if you haven't learned anything from them, otherwise they are useful experiences.