Ara Chackerian has worked with a lot of
health company startups in the past. He has developed many connections within
the health field from those endeavors. One area of health that he deals with
has to do with mental health within the tech industry. Since Ara
Chackerian is an entrepreneur that specializes in these areas he understands
the problems associated with mental health workers and their mental health.
You might not believe this but the
University of California discovered that 72% of all tech entrepreneurs
have a mental health disorder. Most of these individuals are not
necessarily suffering from them but they have them none the less. Many tech
workers who operate startups confess to diagnoses of ADD, ADHD and even
depression. They are dealing with anxiety, addiction and even bipolar disorder.
Many of the people that have these problems admitted to experiencing these
disorders. This is something that is quite surprising.
Not too many people would think that
entrepreneurs would be suffering from mental health conditions. After all, a
person’s mind has to be bright and sharp enough to start a new tech related service or
product. However, many people within the tech industry don’t see things this
way. Ara Chackerian points out that tech entrepreneurs are under a lot of
pressure. They primarily have to figure out how to beat their competition and
how to get things done quickly with very little funding. Also, tech entrepreneurs (like any
other business startup) are under a lot of pressure to bring about quick and
beneficial results for their investors.
The pressure is on these individuals to
perform better and to do a good job. Sometimes, this can be too much for tech
entrepreneurs to handle. So, they could end up developing some type of problem
as a result of this situation. This problem could be an addiction to alcohol or
drugs to ease their tension and fears. It could also be depression that
stems from not being able to adequately compete in this arena. The point is
that tech entrepreneurs need to have mental health evaluations frequently. Ara
Chackerian knows that many tech startup companies now have resources in place
to help entrepreneurs to successfully tackle mental health issues.