Startup Therapy

In this Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan ask how much is too much when it comes to Founder transparency? Why many inner workings of your company should be on a need-to-know basis, how being a leader can mean holding your emotional cards close to your chest, and when being completely open can be too much. Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the disadvantages of having wealth. People are drawn to Founders who are successful, who have money to spare. Most of the time, people, including family, expect you to settle their financial issues just because you have the money. It reaches a point where you’re expected to spend your money and not expect anything in return. The toxicity...

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about commitment. There is a limit to the expectation you can set on others, and that your passion and commitment may not be as intense for the rest of your team. There are certain aspects of your Startup that you’ve got to shoulder on your own. After all, a founder’s superpower is the intensity of his commitment.  Sign up for the Startups News...

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the ugly truth about comparing your success to other businesses. When founders meet, the first person to speak often sets the tone of the conversation; many don’t even want to dig deep into the hardships one must endure to attain success. And is money the only metric for growth? Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com...

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about getting rich without selling your business. They discuss how getting too focused on getting rich causes missed opportunities, is selling your Startup necessary, the cash stacking effect, and spending money you haven’t earned yet.  Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter Resources: https://www.startups.com/b...

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about getting through a Startup failure. While your mind can make it seem bigger than it is, most people won’t remember when a business shuts down, and that processing your emotions include assessing your failure to get back up!  Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter Resources: https://www.startups.com/begin Wh...

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the hard part of being a founder - nobody understands what you do. Founders need people they can talk to about their job, someone mentally and emotionally willing to support their journey, and why the lack of support can hold them back.   Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter Resources: https://www.startu...

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the cost of ambition. They discuss the levels in which aspiration is achieved, how starting a business involves: a series of unique conditions, the three basic levers of ambitions, and the uncertainty of the returns a founder has to consider.  Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter Resources: https://www.s...

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the truth about Startup shutdowns. Shutdown cycles always happen to Startup businesses, several bad decisions don’t mean a complete failure, and second chances can happen when you’ve asked the critical Why’s. Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter Resources: https://www.startups.com/begin What to Listen Fo...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about when it’s too late to launch a Startup. How gained experience equips founders to get through Startup challenges, the liabilities and the stakes involved when founders start late, why our 20’s is the golden decade to test and fail. Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter Resources: https://www.sta...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the emotional toll on Founders when they sell their business, how to spend time when the Startup is gone, losing authority and level of importance, if there’s a way to prepare to become an ‘exited’ Founder.  Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter Resources: https://www.startups.com/begin What to...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the impact of Founders feeling uncomfortable about sharing their emotions, why you are being put in the wrong light, unpacking emotions to show vulnerability, and the difference between problems and emotions. Listen in for more tips on being an approachable Founder! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/n...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about using passion to pursue a business, how to differentiate novelty from passion, why founder burnout is common, and why identifying your theme is important before starting a business.    Listen in to test if you're passionate enough to start a business! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter What...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Elliot talk about the benefits of a hard reset for a Startup, letting go of liabilities in exchange for a fresh start, and identifying priorities when going through a hard reset.   Listen in to know why a Startup reset can sometimes help save a business! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter What to Listen For...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about why founders need to belong in a therapy group, the benefits of voicing out your worries as an individual, and setting goals for yourself, not just your Startup.       Listen in to know how founders can effectively unload personal struggles! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter What to Listen...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Elliot talk about how founders struggle to negotiate their compensation, what should happen in cap table discussions, and why founders should rethink how they get paid.       Listen in to get an idea how founders benefit more from their company! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter What to Listen For 00:00 In...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Elliot talk about spending a decade to build a business from scratch, how past success can’t dictate the next success, and why nothing matters until the end goal is reached.       Listen in to learn how founders grow an idea into a successful Startup! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter What to Listen For 00...

In today’s episode of Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss why founders should separate themselves from their Startups, the lack of predecessors to guide young founders, what else to focus on besides building the business, and maintaining individuality.     Listen in to learn about individuality and separation from your Startup! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com...

Our focus in today’s episode is listening to what investors are actually saying. Wil and Elliot discuss the direct and indirect ways investors say ‘No’, the passive-aggressive questions, when founders become annoying, and how investors should behave.    Listen in to learn how to translate what your investor is saying! Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter What to...

Our focus in today’s episode is how to get a hit on your business. Wil converses with Sam Parr, Co-Founder and CEO of The Hustle, a massively successful email newsletter to help entrepreneurs make smart business decisions fast by providing information in an easy to consume format.  Wil and Sam look back at the early stages of their Startups, how to gauge financial security, why an early start is a...

Our focus in today’s episode is transparency of founders about their startups. Wil converses with Andrew Warner, an internet, startup entrepreneur and founder of Mixergy.com. On Mixergy, proven entrepreneurs are invited to teach how they built their startups.  Wil and Andrew define the lines between genuine curiosity and transactional conversations in building relationships, how topics and answers...

For Startups, what exactly do we owe our employees and to what extent? In this episode of the Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil Schroter & Elliot Schneier redefines the unwritten social contract between employers and employees, the problems that arise when issues remain unheard, and how transparency has changed the leadership approach of Startups.  Listen in to hear why transparent leadership build...

Are you working yourself into the ground without making much progress, if any? In this episode of the Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil Schroter & Elliot Schneier break down the failure of their company AffordIt, what actually happens when you run out of VC money, and when you should drop the ego & focus on doing what’s best for your mental health instead. Listen in to hear what our VC’s did wh...

Do you really need an advisory board? In this episode of Startup Therapy, Ryan Rutan and Wil Schroter talk about why an advisory board is important, how to build your own board of advisors, and creating connections that will lead you to endless opportunities.   Listen in for tips on getting advisors to expand your Startup network.  Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsl...

Want to get your best employees to stick around? In this episode of Startup Therapy, Ryan Rutan and Wil Schroter talk about how contribution outweighs years of service, capabilities dictate career progression, and why Startups enable accelerated career growth.    Listen in for tips on expanding careers without the hierarchy. Sign up for the Startups Newsletter https://www.startups.com/newsletter W...