30. Startup Therapy with Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan

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Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 30

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Episode description

A conversation with Startups.com founders about venture capital, bootstrapping, and finding your podcasting voice

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Segments:

[01:11] Introduction

[03:42] The Startup Therapy podcast

[06:49] Almost no one knows about venture capital

[10:17] Wil’s and Ryan’s startup journeys

[16:12] Venture backed vs. bootstrapped startups

[22:18] Distractions of fundraising

[29:09] Doing consulting work on a side to fund the business

[36:29] The origin story of startups.com

[48:31] How Startup Therapy podcast is run

[56:52] Bad interview episode experiences and finding your own voice

[01:01:29] Podcast recommendations

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