Here’s an interesting quote from John Nesheim in his post about unshakable startup founders:
Steel is made stronger and stronger as it goes into and out of red hot and icy cold, time after time after time. So it is with great entrepreneurs.
John writes about a CEO that got burned by a reporter.
When a reporter from a big name media company wishes to interview you, they usually already have a set angle in mind, whether positive or negative; Therefore they go into selective listening mode and hear only what they want to, in order to beef up their story. They do what they do, to sell the story.
I realized that I’m being a little biased against reporters here, but the point here is that it is generally not easy to switch someone’s perception about something overnight. Better find out what they think about you in the first place and with strategy, plan a transition from perception A to perception B.
Anyway, the story and lesson to be learned here is that good entrepreneurs keep chugging along, learn from their lessons, and are not discouraged by depression from such a devastating blow.
Life’s a journey, not a destination 
Hats off to that unnamed CEO in John’s post.