How Many Times Can My Startup Die?

THE CAF FAMILY

51 min

Business & Finance

Description

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss about the deaths of your startup and how many times do you come back from the grave? Starting a business is actually just a series of recovering from deaths, and that’s okay – but when does it actually start getting better and when would be the time where you realize that you should stop? Sign up for the Startups Newsletter<a href="https://www.startups.com/newsletter">https://www.startups.com/newsletter</a> Resources:<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>Check in with us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/startups-co/">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilschroter/">Wil Schroter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-rutan/">Ryan Rutan</a> </li> </ul> What to Listen For<ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>01:31 It’s a series of recovering from deaths</li> <li>04:24 We assume it’s supposed to work</li> <li>05:27 Momentum to move forward</li> <li>06:23 The walking dead</li> <li>08:36 Hearing “no’s”</li> <li>13:16 You’ll never know if this is the end </li> <li>15:15 Are you doing this because you’re afraid of failure?</li> <li>17:57 You have more downside than upside</li> <li>21:57 Success is not in short increments</li> <li>23:25 The world is in defense mode right now</li> <li>26:12 Try to not die </li> <li>30:04 Signals for when to stay or leave</li> <li>32:24 How do you know if you actually died</li> <li>37:34 This is just how business works</li> <li>42:54 Is this a hurdle or a real wall?</li> <li>46:02 Running out of cash and having to lay off staff</li> <li>50:00 Everything is impossible until somebody does it<

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