---
id: "entity-freshbooks"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "FreshBooks"
aliases: []
source_timestamps: ["§ Borrow perspective."]
tags: ["company", "startup"]
related: ["entity-mike-mcderment"]
sources: ["tail2"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail2"
originDay: 2
articleStem: "hbr-tail-118-overcoming-self-doubt-launching"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/03/overcoming-self-doubt-when-launching-your-own-business"
sourceTitle: "Overcoming Self-Doubt When Launching Your Own Business"
---
# FreshBooks

**Role in the source:** Mentioned as the company led by [[entity-mike-mcderment]], whose CEO provides the cited insight on founder loneliness that supports [[concept-structural-loneliness]] and the quote [[quote-fatigue-and-loneliness]].

**Profile:** A well-known cloud-based invoicing and accounting platform for freelancers and small businesses. Its growth and founder stories are frequently used as case examples in entrepreneurship media.

*Enrichment / canonical reference:* Company site freshbooks.com.