{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bootstrapped","title":"#180: Managing the mental ups and downs with Geraldine DeRuiter and Rand Fishkin","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/27d631e3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2627,"description":"Peldi Guilizzoni continues this mini-season as he chats with married couple Geraldine DeRuiter (author) and Rand Fishkin (software founder) on how their fields differ - and how they are more similar than you'd think. Peldi, Geraldine, and Rand discuss:How the software industry is less special that we thinkDealing with the loneliness and isolation of being a founder or authorManaging your own psychologyHow a supportive partner shares your mental ups and downs The value of having a peer group (aka friends) for mutual supportThe challenge to ignore the VC hype machineGeraldine's blog: The Everywhereist. Rand's company SparkToro. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5DFg2dx7MxgKVagx-PFHCNvbifAgSYXThBdqsKKJuzc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjg0/MDE3MTEwZDRmOGE2/NjBjMDRmNTExOWRl/MzBiNi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}