Brad Hargreaves knows about the downside of tying one’s personal identity to a career.

For six months after shutting down his failed college startup, a venture-backed online game called GoCrossCampusthat he founded at Yale, he felt depressed and aimless.

“I had no direction, no purpose, no career at all,” said the General Assembly cofounder. “My only identification was as an entrepreneur.”

Hargreaves, who’s now running venture-backed coliving company Common, proved willing to dive into thorny personal topics during his talk at TechBreakfast’s Startup Spectacular event featuring workshops on building, growing and funding a business. It’s not that much of a surprise — we’ve mentioned Hargreaves’ thoughtful nature before.

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