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In today's Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talks about why investors choose to invest on “failed” founders. They debunk the myth that failure marks the end of a founder's journey and shows why giving people a second chance is the best investment. Tune in as they explore the investor mindset, focusing on why they prefer to invest in founders who have shown they can bounce back and learn from failure, ultimately changing how we think about startup success.

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What to Listen For

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:03 Why giving people a second chance is the best investment
  • 02:29 Redefining failure
  • 04:59 “One failure doesn’t make the person a failure…”
  • 09:30 If you’re making mistakes, you’re also learning
  • 10:05 Spotlight on failure
  • 13:59 The value of experience
  • 16:49 Before the failure, there was a success
  • 20:33 Trust and familiarity in investor-founder relationships
  • 23:21 Challenge of investor decision-making
  • 27:14 Focusing on building relationships
  • 30:42 Investing in the founder’s mindset rather than ideas
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267 episodes

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In today's Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talks about why investors choose to invest on “failed” founders. They debunk the myth that failure marks the end of a founder's journey and shows why giving people a second chance is the best investment. Tune in as they explore the investor mindset, focusing on why they prefer to invest in founders who have shown they can bounce back and learn from failure, ultimately changing how we think about startup success.

Sign up for the Startups Newsletter

https://www.startups.com/newsletter

Resources:

What to Listen For

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:03 Why giving people a second chance is the best investment
  • 02:29 Redefining failure
  • 04:59 “One failure doesn’t make the person a failure…”
  • 09:30 If you’re making mistakes, you’re also learning
  • 10:05 Spotlight on failure
  • 13:59 The value of experience
  • 16:49 Before the failure, there was a success
  • 20:33 Trust and familiarity in investor-founder relationships
  • 23:21 Challenge of investor decision-making
  • 27:14 Focusing on building relationships
  • 30:42 Investing in the founder’s mindset rather than ideas
  continue reading

267 episodes

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