When Our Startup Works for Everyone But Us

<p>In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about what happens when things work for everyone else but not for you. The effort founders put into our Startup is a sacrifice in all forms and shapes, to the extent of spending less time with family, neglecting our health, or even getting a pay cut just to keep the business rolling. Yes, you are the founder but you’ve become a slave to your own business. </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></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>00:11 Things are going great for everyone except for you</li> <li>04:20 Concepts that led to you being a founder</li> <li>07:17 We're essentially mortgaging our goals without realizing it</li> <li>12:36 When we take an investor, the investor becomes our boss</li> <li>15:32 You need to set goals that are unchangeable</li> <li>21:24 There is a threshold where commitment becomes destructive</li> <li>26:12 It’s disruptive when you pick up on things your employees didn’t do</li> </ul>