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Startup Therapy
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The "No BS" version of how startups are really built, taught by actual startup Founders who have lived through all of it. Hosts Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan talk candidly about the intense struggles Founders face both personally and professionally as they try to turn their idea…
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- How Should a Leader Communicate in a Crisis
- How Do You Rally a Team to Win in Desperate Times
- What Is a Typical Pattern That Happens to Startups in Crisis
- What Is the Major Challenge With American Education
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- Are Startup CEOs Really CEOs?
- Are Startup CEOs Really CEOs?
- Founders, We Have SO Much Time Left In Our Careers
- Founders, We Have SO Much Time Left In Our Careers
- Founders, Let's Live to Fight Another Day
- Founders, Let's Live to Fight Another Day
- Being a Founder Made Me a Better Parent, and Vice Versa.
- Being a Founder Made Me a Better Parent, and Vice Versa.
- We Need To Build A Culture of “I’m Wrong”
- We Need To Build A Culture of “I’m Wrong”
- Where There's Smoke - There's Fire
- Where There's Smoke - There's Fire
- What Would I Tell My Former Founder Self?
- What Would I Tell My Former Founder Self?
- We Need a Culture of Accountability
- We Need a Culture of Accountability
- Am I a Good Manager?
- Am I a Good Manager?
- Sacrificing our Health for our Startup is NOT OK
- Sacrificing our Health for our Startup is NOT OK
- What if Our Startup Founder Anxiety Never Quits
- What if Our Startup Founder Anxiety Never Quits
- This is Fun and All, But When Do I Get Rich??
- This is Fun and All, But When Do I Get Rich??
- We're All Afraid of Paper Demons
- We're All Afraid of Paper Demons
- Letting People Go: Ego and Safety
- Letting People Go: Ego and Safety
- What a Market Downturn Means for Startups
- What a Market Downturn Means for Startups
- As a Founder, Should I Focus on Profit or Growth?
- As a Founder, Should I Focus on Profit or Growth?
- Funding is a One Way Street
- Funding is a One Way Street
- My Startup Stalled - Now What?
- My Startup Stalled - Now What?
- What if We Fired Everyone and Started Over?
- What if We Fired Everyone and Started Over?
- This Could be our Last Shot
- This Could be our Last Shot
- Will Investors Let Me Take Money Off the Table?
- Will Investors Let Me Take Money Off the Table?
- Being Leveraged Means Having Zero Choices
- Being Leveraged Means Having Zero Choices
- I Failed. What Will People Think of Me?
- I Failed. What Will People Think of Me?
- Don't Be Afraid to Take Big Swings
- Don't Be Afraid to Take Big Swings
- When Founders no Longer have Upside
- When Founders no Longer have Upside
- The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Retirement as Founders
- The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Retirement as Founders
- When All You’re Getting is Bad Advice
- When All You’re Getting is Bad Advice
- Why Do I Feel Like Time is Running Out?
- Why Do I Feel Like Time is Running Out?
- The Value of Many Tiny Financial Wins
- The Value of Many Tiny Financial Wins
- We ALL Fake It Until We Make It
- We ALL Fake It Until We Make It
- Founder Consequences
- Founder Consequences
- My Unhealthy Relationship with Work
- My Unhealthy Relationship with Work
- The Goal is NOT to be a Startup
- The Goal is NOT to be a Startup
- Does Competition Really Matter?
- Does Competition Really Matter?
- We Can't Fight at Work and at Home
- We Can't Fight at Work and at Home
- What does Founder Success "Feel" Like?
- What does Founder Success "Feel" Like?
- Let's Kill the 40 Hour Work Week
- Let's Kill the 40 Hour Work Week
- Minimum Viable Happiness
- Minimum Viable Happiness
- The Funding of "No Man's Land"
- The Funding of "No Man's Land"
- What does Founder "Success" Feel Like?
- What does Founder "Success" Feel Like?
- The Risk of Trading Vulnerability for Opportunity
- The Risk of Trading Vulnerability for Opportunity
- Failure in Startups is not Absolute
- Failure in Startups is not Absolute
- Can a Founder take a Sabbatical?
- Can a Founder take a Sabbatical?
- Am I Lying or Just Being Optimistic?
- Am I Lying or Just Being Optimistic?
- Stop Glorifying "Hustle Porn"
- Stop Glorifying "Hustle Porn"
- Startups Actually Amplify our Social Lives
- Startups Actually Amplify our Social Lives
- We Only Get to be Great at One Thing
- We Only Get to be Great at One Thing
- Flee Your Overpriced City
- Flee Your Overpriced City
- In Our Darkest Hour, Where Do We Find Hope?
- In Our Darkest Hour, Where Do We Find Hope?
- Great Ideas Start as Dumb Ideas
- Great Ideas Start as Dumb Ideas
- Why Is Everyone Counting My Money?
- Why Is Everyone Counting My Money?
- Beware of the Absentee Landlord in the Cap Table
- Beware of the Absentee Landlord in the Cap Table
- Startup Culture if a Reflection of its Founders
- Startup Culture if a Reflection of its Founders
- Why Cofounders Often Don't Last
- Why Cofounders Often Don't Last
- The Case for Growing Slowly
- The Case for Growing Slowly
- Don't Rush Into Your Second Act
- Don't Rush Into Your Second Act
- It's not What We Own - It's Whether It's Liquid
- It's not What We Own - It's Whether It's Liquid
- That Founder Sold for Too Little!
- That Founder Sold for Too Little!
- When Can I Feel Good About Taking a Break as a Founder?
- When Can I Feel Good About Taking a Break as a Founder?
- Forget Big Ideas - Start with Your North Star
- Forget Big Ideas - Start with Your North Star
- Adding Staff Isn't a Sign of Success, Adding Revenue Is
- Adding Staff Isn't a Sign of Success, Adding Revenue Is
- The Curse of the 37-Year Old Founder
- The Curse of the 37-Year Old Founder
- When Our Startup Works for Everyone but Us
- When Our Startup Works for Everyone but Us
- Can You Change People?
- Can You Change People?
- The Last Mile is the Most Important
- The Last Mile is the Most Important
- How We Leave is How We're Remembered
- How We Leave is How We're Remembered
- What Happens to My Startup After I Sell?
- What Happens to My Startup After I Sell?
- If We Want Power, We Create Power
- If We Want Power, We Create Power
- What will We Regret Risking for Our Startups?
- What will We Regret Risking for Our Startups?
- Lessons from "Once Hot" Startups
- Lessons from "Once Hot" Startups
- What If I Sell Too Early?
- What If I Sell Too Early?
- Do We Need Offices Anymore?
- Do We Need Offices Anymore?
- Our Latest Success Might Be Our Last
- Our Latest Success Might Be Our Last
- Do Socio-Political Issues Belong at Work?
- Do Socio-Political Issues Belong at Work?
- The Superstar Advisor Sham
- The Superstar Advisor Sham
- Startups are Built at the Expense of the Founder
- Startups are Built at the Expense of the Founder
- Why Nobody Returns Our Sacrifices?
- Why Nobody Returns Our Sacrifices?
- Even in Failure, Founders Deserve True Respect
- Even in Failure, Founders Deserve True Respect
- Can I Lead Without Being Liked?
- Can I Lead Without Being Liked?
- When to Admit "I messed up."
- When to Admit "I messed up."
- Who is "Qualified to be a Founder"?
- Who is "Qualified to be a Founder"?
- How to Sell the Vision
- How to Sell the Vision
- Manage Downside First - Big Opportunity Second
- Manage Downside First - Big Opportunity Second
- Why Money Can't Buy Happiness
- Why Money Can't Buy Happiness
- Is This the Right Cofounder?
- Is This the Right Cofounder?
- How Transparent Should I Be With My Staff?
- How Transparent Should I Be With My Staff?
- Never Tell People How Much Money You Have
- Never Tell People How Much Money You Have
- Can Anyone Be as Committed as the Founder?
- Can Anyone Be as Committed as the Founder?
- It Doesn't Matter Who Has the Bigger Startup
- It Doesn't Matter Who Has the Bigger Startup
- How Founders Get Rich Without an Exit
- How Founders Get Rich Without an Exit
- How to Make Potential Failure Less Scary
- How to Make Potential Failure Less Scary
- Why Doesn't Anyone Understand What I'm Going Through?
- Why Doesn't Anyone Understand What I'm Going Through?
- I Can't Have That, and That's Okay
- I Can't Have That, and That's Okay
- Many Startups Shutdown a Few Times Before They Succeed
- Many Startups Shutdown a Few Times Before They Succeed
- When am I "too old" to Start a Startup?
- When am I "too old" to Start a Startup?
- What Do We Lose When We Sell Our Startups?
- What Do We Lose When We Sell Our Startups?
- We Can't Keep Ignoring Founder Emotions
- We Can't Keep Ignoring Founder Emotions
- Founders: All We Make are Bad Decisions
- Founders: All We Make are Bad Decisions
- The Benefit of a Hard Reset
- The Benefit of a Hard Reset
- Why Every Founder Needs a Founder Group
- Why Every Founder Needs a Founder Group
- We get Paid in Finishes, not Starts
- We get Paid in Finishes, not Starts
- We get Paid in Finishes, not Starts
- We get Paid in Finishes, not Starts
- You Are NOT Your Startup
- You Are NOT Your Startup
- How to Translate What Investors Tell Us
- How to Translate What Investors Tell Us
- Why Don't We Feel Like We've Made It
- Why Don't We Feel Like We've Made It
- Why aren't Founders more Transparent?
- Why aren't Founders more Transparent?
- What Do We Owe Our Employees?
- What Do We Owe Our Employees?
- Why No One Tells Founders, It's Over, Move on
- Why No One Tells Founders, It's Over, Move on
- The Advisory Board
- How Do We Create Career Paths Within Startups?
- Early Retirement Is a Broken Concept
- Why We Say "No"
- How Much Money Does it Take to Be Rich?
- Optimize for the Probability of an Outcome, Not the Size
- Founder Reputation
- How Do I Leave My Startup Stress at Work?
- Why Can't I Be Happy Where I Am?
- Are Big Cities Better for Startups?
- Sometimes Shrinking is the Right Move
- How Founders Should Communicate in a Crisis
- Opportunities in a Recession
- Bringing on an Investor Means Hiring Your Boss
- Treat Departing Employees Like Future Employees
- Forget Compensation, Let's Talk About Quality of Life
- What If This Was Our Last Startup?
- What If the Founder Personality is a Liability For the Startup?
- It's a Marathon - Not a Sprint
- What Should We Teach Kids About Entrepreneurship?
- Is it Okay to Show My Flaws?
- Celebrate Tiny Wins Like Super Bowls
- Will Somebody Try to Steal My Startup Idea?
- What Problems Go Away With Time?
- When Will My Startup Make Me Happier?
- Is a $0 Salary a Badge of Honor?
- What Happens After I'm Successful?
- Is Doing Non-Startup Stuff Good For My Startup?
- The Side Hustle
- Do Founders Need to be Good Managers?
- The Advisory Board
- How Do We Create Career Paths Within Startups?
- Early Retirement Is a Broken Concept
- Why We Say "No"
- How Much Money Does it Take to Be Rich?
- Optimize for the Probability of an Outcome, Not the Size
- Founder Reputation
- How Do I Leave My Startup Stress at Work?
- Why Can't I Be Happy Where I Am?
- Are Big Cities Better for Startups?
- Sometimes Shrinking is the Right Move
- Opportunities in a Recession
- Episode 59 - Bringing on an Investor Means Hiring Your Boss
- Treat Departing Employees Like Future Employees
- Forget Compensation, Let's Talk About Quality of Life
- What If This Was Our Last Startup?
- What If the Founder Personality is a Liability For the Startup?
- It's a Marathon - Not a Sprint
- Is it Okay to Show My Flaws?
- Celebrate Tiny Wins Like Super Bowls
- Will Somebody Try to Steal My Startup Idea?
- What Problems Go Away With Time?
- When Will My Startup Make Me Happier?
- Is a $0 Salary a Badge of Honor?
- What Happens After I'm Successful?
- Is Doing Non-Startup Stuff Good For My Startup?
- The Side Hustle
- Do Founders Need to be Good Managers?
- Fat, Sick, and Nearly Startup
- I've Lost Interest in My Startup - Now What?
- Bouncing Back from Failure
- Founder Groups
- What to Expect in the First Year
- Overwhelmed.
- Why Am I So Lonely?
- How Do I Get People to Take Me Seriously?
- How Much Is Our Freedom Worth?
- How Do I Quit My Own Startup?
- Can I Have a Boss Again?
- Am I Safe?
- Things We Don't Want to Do
- Work From Home
- My Company is Worth Millions...Why Am I Broke?
- Should I Pay People With Equity?
- When Should Someone Else Run My Company?
- The Cost of Toxic Employees
- An Exit Plan
- How Much Should I Be Working?
- Should I Regret Not Raising Capital?
- Burnt. Out.
- Steve Blank - When Startups Shed Their Skin
- Am I a Fraud?
- Work Life Balance
- Preparing Your Spouse for a Startup
- Equity Doesn't Mean Equal
- How to Shut Down Gracefully
- Growth Isn't Always Good
- Your Advisors are Probably Wrong
- How I Harness My Startup Anxiety
- How Much to Pay Yourself
- When to Raise Funds
- Startups Don't Go Bankrupt, Founders Do
- Life After a Startup Exit Ain't All Rosy
- $250k is a Life-Changing Exit
- Your Degree Means Nothing Here
- Optimizing Your Startup for Happiness
- When to Fold the Tents
- A $1 Million Business is a Home Run
- The Emotional Cost of Being a Startup Founder
- The Problem with Working on Multiple Ideas at Once
- Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Startups
- Fat, Sick, and Nearly Startup
- I've Lost Interest in My Startup - Now What?
- Bouncing Back from Failure
- Founder Groups
- What to Expect in the First Year
- Overwhelmed.
- Why Am I So Lonely?
- How Do I Get People to Take Me Seriously?
- How Much Is Our Freedom Worth?
- How Do I Quit My Own Startup?
- Can I Have a Boss Again?
- Am I Safe?
- Things We Don't Want to Do
- Work From Home
- My Company is Worth Millions...Why Am I Broke?
- Should I Pay People With Equity?
- When Should Someone Else Run My Company?
- The Cost of Toxic Employees
- An Exit Plan
- How Much Should I Be Working?
- Should I Regret Not Raising Capital?
- Burnt. Out.
- Steve Blank - When Startups Shed Their Skin
- Am I a Fraud?
- Work Life Balance
- Preparing Your Spouse for a Startup
- Equity Doesn't Mean Equal
- How to Shut Down Gracefully
- Growth Isn't Always Good
- Your Advisors are Probably Wrong
- How I Harness My Startup Anxiety
- How Much to Pay Yourself
- When to Raise Funds
- Startups Don't Go Bankrupt, Founders Do
- Life After a Startup Exit Ain't All Rosy
- $250k is a Life-Changing Exit
- Your Degree Means Nothing Here
- Optimizing Your Startup for Happiness
- When to Fold the Tents
- A $1 Million Business is a Home Run
- The Emotional Cost of Being a Startup Founder
- The Problem with Working on Multiple Ideas at Once
- Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Startups
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