致敬3000万创业者：500位CEO的至暗时刻 向你诠释2018的全部真相
“2018年是创投圈的至暗之年，从创业到投资，似黑云压境。谁都在等待云破月来的时刻：夹缝中漏出来的那道金黄，就是最美的光；至暗时刻中的那份坚持，就是希望。
亲爱的创业者：
你们好。即将告别2018，不知此刻你们的心情是否坦然：过去1年，想必你们经历了不少苦难，融资失败，合伙人离场，资金链断裂......那些常人难以想象的至暗时刻，你们必然已经经历，或者正在经历当中。
我们听说，今年的融资形势尤为严峻，许多事情让我们也非常意外。就在几个月前，我们年初还在洽谈的一家人民币基金，年后居然遭受了倒闭厄运。那些熟悉的名字，我们几个月前才刚刚服务过。一些同道中人告诉我们，国内大多数人民币基金今年难免被波及。
也是几个月前，一位深圳的创业者告诉我们，他曾在3个月内拿到了6个TS（投资意向书），最终全部泡汤。大家是否还记得2015年，我们曾认为撕毁TS都是一件不光荣的事情。而今，项目即便从TS走到尽职调查，走到投决会，依然有较大的未知因素。一位投资人告诉我们，今年机构的过会率大大降低，他们的投决会过会率仅有10%~30%。
今年，作为创新创业媒体，我们也感受到了创业公司存活的艰难。2015年掀起了全民双创热浪，投融资达到史无前例的高潮。2016年经历小寒冬，2017上半年略有回暖，年底便迎来大寒冬前兆。
我们的感受，2017年在不断报道风口，2018年我们却在不断报道风口死亡。风口起，风口灭，只在1年之间。我们也曾一度迷茫，无论是共享经济，还是无人零售，还是区块链，这些几百亿乃至几千亿资金砸入的行业，或是单个融资便是上百亿的公司，竟然都是难逃厄运。
有人曾说，这些都是行业里的榜样。榜样的力量是无穷的，但此时此刻，大家曾经眼中的“榜样”好像都失败了。不禁感慨，若是一个普通的草根创业者，内心的使命与信念该有多么浓烈，才能支撑你们走到今天？
今年8-10月，铅笔道所在的长远天地大厦A2，3个月之内全部换了“邻居”：一家为区块链数字货币交易所，1个月开张，1个月摘牌，一个月退场；一家为共享经济公司，节奏与前一家公司几乎雷同。空出的办公室，闲置了2个月之久，几批创业团队来来走走，最终都不愿拿下。
2018，从年头到年尾，难以避免的高频词汇，无外乎“至暗时刻”“寒冬”“死亡”......
逆境多灾。但即便如此，铅笔道有一句话要赠送给所有创业者：小成靠苦难，中成靠磨难，大成靠灾难。灾难来临的时刻，就看你在做什么。如果你被灾难打败，那么失败是你的宿命；如果你打败了灾难，你会成为超级英雄。请不要惧怕灾难，灾难来临的时候，你收获的至暗时刻其实与真相一样多。
2018年，我们也曾经历自己的至暗时刻。穿越2018年，铅笔道的创业史上有了一个词叫至暗时刻。但最终我们坚持了下来，支撑我们度过苦难的便是这句话：创业并非99%都失败，只要你自己不放弃，100%会成功。而今，我们已经步入商业化正轨，即将实现盈亏平衡。我们想大声告诉大家：曾经最理想化的创新创业媒体，如今也终于走出了商业化“荒漠区”。
我们可以，谁都可以。我们穿越了至暗时刻，找到了铅笔道眼中的2018年真相。同时，我们也找了许多与铅笔道一样刚刚穿越至暗时刻的创新公司。过去一周，我们陆续收到了500位CEO的励志故事。在他们笔下，我们不仅感受到了创业的艰辛，更能感受到坚持的动能。
此时此刻，我们想把他们的励志精神分享给所有人。我们想致敬中国3000万创业者：用500位CEO眼中的至暗时刻，告诉你2018的全部真相（点击“阅读原文”或扫描下方二维码即可查看）。
同时，我们向全国3000万创业者（国家统计局数据）发出邀请：写下你们曾经历过的至暗时刻，分享你们眼中的2018年真相：
你或许经历了前所未有的大溃败；
你或许曾是资本泡沫的牺牲品；
你或许在红利将尽的节点上错失了机遇；
你或许在寒冬中无力逆势增长……
请不要被灾难打败，跟随我们的脚步，告诉大家你眼中的2018年真相，与千千万万创业者分享。我们坚信，有了你们的加入，我们一定可以拼凑出更加完整的真相，一起穿越迷雾，找到2019破局复苏的方向。
截至2018年12月31日凌晨，我们会选出那个最有影响力的故事，并邀请该故事的主人公作为铅笔道真相大会的特别来宾，颁发特别奖项——感谢你在2018年年末为身处创投寒冬的创业者们带来一道温暖的光。
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2018终需再见。我们不要只顾及眼下的黑暗，更要无限期待黑暗中随时漏下来的那道光。我们要坚信：脚下有泥，心中有光。心中有光，自会发光。
铅笔道成立三年，不说谎是我们的初心，寻找真相是我们的使命。
这一次我们想让更多人感受到真相的力量，感受到坚持的力量。
你好，2019，我们来了！
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