We Need To Build A Culture of “I’m Wrong”

<p>In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss one of the most common problems with new businesses - they are afraid to do the wrong thing. In Startup you can’t always be right and have a smooth sailing path in the beginning, you will always have to be wrong and do the wrong things first before knowing what is right. Normalizing a culture of admitting and allowing mistakes will help companies know how they can perform better in the future.</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>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><p><br></p><p><strong>What to Listen For</strong></p><ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>02:01 Don’t get hung up on a business idea</li> <li>06:03 It’s alright to admit that you have no idea</li> <li>07:49 Getting wrong advice from the wrong people</li> <li>09:02 Push yourself harder to become wrong</li> <li>11:23 You have to be wrong first to know what right actually looks like</li> <li>12:29 Stop hiring the wrong people</li> <li>16:00 People can change because of variable reasons</li> <li>18:51 Hiring someone according to your own variable</li> <li>23:39 How to get marketing right?</li> <li>25:53 Learn to test to be less wrong</li> <li>27:16 Allow people to fail and be wrong</li> <li>28:59 There is a difference between being wrong and being negligent</li> <li>29:55 Humility is the key to good