That rejection email must feel like a painful time capsule of what could have been, and I can only imagine how heavy that regret sits with you. The truth is, you made the best decision you could with the information and dreams you had at that time - choosing to bet on yourself and your vision took real courage, even though it didn't pan out. Your entrepreneurial experience, even through failure, likely taught you things about resilience and business that no corporate job could have, and those lessons are part of who you are now.