Startup Therapy

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about putting every down for a much needed break. No, you can’t say, “I can’t take a break yet.” Or say, “Your hands are tied at the moment.” It’s critical that you take a break in between milestones, unless you want to get stuck on productivity and run dry on creativity.

Show Notes

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about putting every down for a much needed break. No, you can’t say, “I can’t take a break yet.” Or say, “Your hands are tied at the moment.” It’s critical that you take a break in between milestones, unless you want to get stuck on productivity and run dry on creativity.  

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Resources:

What to Listen For
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:24 When will you take a break?
  • 05:08 Find milestones to fit in long-term breaks
  • 10:37 Founders excel at planning but terrible at taking a break
  • 13:41 When your only milestone to take a break is getting sick
  • 18:59 If you recharge, you can do more work
  • 22:48 The golden periods of creativity and analytical productivity
  • 24:10 Get off, reset, and get back on with maximum energy
  • 28:40 Some people aren’t taking PTOs
  • 32:20 The concept of multiplicity
  • 33:52 You’re going to come back as a better version of yourself 

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.