Startups Actually Amplify our Social Lives

<p>In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about a founder’s social circle. Wherever you may be, you’ll always meet another founder. Surprisingly, your Startup is helping you build these connections, a space where you can meet and create relationships with people who share the same experience as you and probably have similar views as well. A founder’s space is just the right place to check how far your voice can influence and be heard.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for the Startups Newsletter</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.startups.com/newsletter"><strong>https://www.startups.com/newsletter</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/startup-therapy">Startup Therapy Podcast</a><strong> </strong> </li> <li><a href="https://www.startups.com/begin">https://www.startups.com/begin</a></li> <li>Join our <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/founder-groups">Network of Top Founders</a> </li> <li>Send an email to <a href="mailto:therapy@startups.com">therapy@startups.com</a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What to Listen For</strong></p><ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>00:46 Startups are the social engines for most founders</li> <li>03:07 Your social circle evaporates when you sell your company</li> <li>07:37 Our relationships often have consequences</li> <li>11:39 Understand which relationships are worth maintaining</li> <li>15:12 Startups create a magnet for interesting people to join your circle</li> <li>21:12 How far your voice can influence and carry</li> <li>26:12 What we do creates a social gravity</li> <li>29:41 Diversity in the founder’s space</li> </ul>