I Can't Have That, And That's Okay

<p>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. </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/begin">https://www.startups.com/begin</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What to Listen For</strong></p><ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>00:21 There are things that you may not achieve at all</li> <li>03:25 Not having something sometimes doesn’t matter</li> <li>05:52 It’s not just ambitions, it involves a series of conditions to reach a certain threshold</li> <li>11:44 “There are levels to which ambition alone can achieve.”</li> <li>15:39 The cost of ambition becomes more than just our time</li> <li>21:42 You know the cost, but what about the returns of your ambition?</li> <li>26:45 Once you achieve something, how much are you willing to work for the next</li> <li>32:17 The three basic levers of ambition </li> </ul>