In life, we tend to sometimes believe that once we have done great work and even shown great work, that the bright lights of Vegas will come illuminate us like the sun illuminates the earth. What a painful and unproductive belief!!! What became obvious to me from observations in my career, life and others is that you must intentionally choose who you show your work to. Who sees your work is incredibly important. Always remember WYSYWC.
That really resonates. I used to think it was about doing great work, but a few failed startups wrung that belief out of me. Doing great work is necessary but not sufficient. As you say, who sees it matters.
The paragraph above is what I wrote in my article in https://leveragethoughts.substack.com/p/cracking-the-who-you...
Don't give up.