Even in Failure, Founders Deserve True Respect

Startup Therapy

Content provided by Startups.com. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Startups.com or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

3+ y ago 34:08

MP3•Episode home

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the most dreaded outcome - a failing Startup. When a business fails, founders often wallow over how people react and what they can say about the situation. The adverse reactions don’t matter. What should matter is who stays to help pull you out of the rubble.

Sign up for the Startups Newsletter

https://www.startups.com/newsletter

Resources:

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
00:19 Understanding how founders feel when a Startup fails
05:44 When you can’t deal with how people will process the failure
10:22 The Steve Jobs interview and dealing with criticisms
12:05 Do the people you’re concerned about actually have a voice in the situation?
17:14 Only founders who failed can sympathize with you
21:47 Surround yourself with people who knows what you’re going through
25:45 As a founder, how do you reach out?
29:58 When one founder is down, other founders should empathize and help

273 episodes

#Business #Startups.com