What happens to your business when your world quietly shrinks and you're too busy performing optimism to notice?

In this episode of Tomorrow's Bites, we check back in with Andres Jara, founder of Favamole, for his latest building-in-public update and this one goes somewhere most founder content refuses to go. After the Kitchen Republic fire, a change of homes, and months of working in isolation, Andres found himself caught in what he calls "toxic positivity": telling himself everything was fine, while his universe — and the energy that drives his business, was slowly collapsing inward.

It took a conference in Germany and a solo walk through the mountains of Spain to break the pattern. What came back wasn't just motivation. It was clarity.

We explore:

Why "toxic positivity" is one of the most dangerous traps for early-stage founders and how to spot it before it hollows you out
How Andres rebuilt his content strategy from scratch: four pillars, a muscle-building mindset, and finally posting as himself again
The signal vs. noise filter that's now running every decision from trade show applications to investor meetings to LinkedIn DMs
Why random strangers on the internet cheer you on while your closest friends ask why you're doing this
Why "if it's not a hell yes, it's a hell no" and how learning to say no is building the company faster than saying yes ever did
What's coming next: a rebrand, a retail push, a new flavor, international retailers, and a SIAL debut

Yesss, another build an public. Number 11. Next one is special a one-year anniversary, don't miss that one. :)

-Best, Andrés & Sjacco

The Founder Secret Nobody Posts About: Shrinking Universes and Toxic Positivity with Andres Jara Co-founder Favamole

Tomorrow's Bites with Andrés and Sjacco

The Founder Secret Nobody Posts About: Shrinking Universes and Toxic Positivity with Andres Jara Co-founder Favamole