Startup Therapy

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss why managers and founders need to pay more attention to small details. Sometimes companies have employees who suddenly start performing poorly. What could be the reason? Whenever there are small problems, there must be a root cause of why it’s happening, so it’s up to the founders to identify what’s causing it.

Show Notes

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss why managers and founders need to pay more attention to small details. Sometimes companies have employees who suddenly start performing poorly. What could be the reason? Whenever there are small problems, there must be a root cause of why it’s happening, so it’s up to the founders to identify what’s causing it. 

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Resources:

What to Listen For
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 03:13 Sometimes there is a bigger problem behind any small issue
  • 04:27 When things look off, it’s because it’s off
  • 07:29 People don’t make excuses when they’re on their game
  • 10:11 Pay attention to the details
  • 18:36 Everyone is not going to be a top performer
  • 19:19 The organization will slowly regress to its slowest mover
  • 23:25 Ask the question, “what do you want to get done?”
  • 25:28 Opening the conversation with “how can I help?”

What is Startup Therapy?

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 into something that will change the world.