Startup Therapy

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about celebrating the little successes. Most people focus on hiring more people, settling in a bigger office, or getting additional funding as a form of success. But for most founders, at the early stages of their business, smaller things such as not having to worry about the payroll or how much you can spend using the company card, are a little form of success. It’s about taking away liabilities one at a time.

Show Notes

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about celebrating the little successes. Most people focus on hiring more people, settling in a bigger office, or getting additional funding as a form of success. But for most founders, at the early stages of their business, smaller things such as not having to worry about the payroll or how much you can spend using the company card, are a little form of success. It’s about taking away liabilities one at a time. 

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Resources:

What to Listen For
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:14 Misconceptions about success
  • 06:02 When you no longer worry about payrolls
  • 10:01 Happiness and success comes from taking things away 
  • 16:28 At the early stage, it’s always close to the line
  • 20:59 Chipping away the little liabilities over time
  • 22:42 Focus on the moments of little success
  • 27:11 We are rewarded for our effort in unexpected ways

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.