Percival's Startup Rants

Sean Percival•podcasters.spotify.com

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Entrepreneurship

Rants on startup life, entrepreneurship, and help for first-time founders.

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Is your startup a cult?

Is the startup you work at a cult? Or worse, are you a cult-like leader of your own startup? It sounds a bit extreme to say such things but you might be surprised how many startups, or startup movements resemble a cult. Here are a few warning signs to look out for and red flags to avoid as you build your own following, I mean startup. Subscribe for new episodes: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PercivalsStartupRants?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78Ze6ccVpusI0yysAxFW...

Oct 17, 2022•5 min

Should you do an accelerator?

Are startup accelerators even worth it anymore? Well, yes and no with a lot of fuzziness in the middle. Let’s rant and break down if you should consider an accelerator, and how to find the right one for you. For accelerator managers, you can get my survival guide here: https://www.amazon.com/Accelerator-Survival-Guide-execute-programs/dp/826926654X/r Subscribe for new episodes: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PercivalsStartupRants?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78Ze...

Oct 04, 2022•8 min

This startup marketing advice is a complete waste of time

Whatever you do please don't waste your time listening to this episode. Unless you want to learn about several marketing-related things that are also a complete waste of time. Don't act like I didn't warn you. Subscribe for new episodes: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PercivalsStartupRants?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78Ze6ccVpusI0yysAxFWRA?si=4681f274b1d849c7 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/percivals-startup-rants/id1632760863 Podimo: https://share....

Sep 16, 2022•10 min

The most important question founders should ask themselves

Founders tend to question themselves A LOT. However, there is one question that is perhaps the most important to ask yourself both at the start of building a new company and even when you find yourself in the middle of one. What is that question? Listen to find out. Subscribe for new episodes: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78Ze6ccVpusI0yysAxFWRA?si=4681f274b1d849c7 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/percivals-startup-rants/id1632760863 Podimo: https://share.podimo.com/podcast/...

Sep 08, 2022•7 min

When Investors Say "It's too early..."

When you’re an early-stage startup, and especially a first-time founder, there’s going to be one saying you’ll hear more than anything while fundraising. The dreaded quote “it’s too early” unquote. It’s a bit of a generic reply that investors will give you, that of course is if you’re lucky to get any response at all. But why do investors say, or at least think this so often? Let us rant a bit on this and talk about how to deal with such replies. Get the Investor update template mentioned in thi...

Aug 19, 2022•7 min

The Investor Presentation Shuffle

They say PowerPoint is a tool for people with no power who are struggling to make a point. There is perhaps no more poignant way to describe what founders do as they flap both their wings and their slides in the form of the startup investor presentation.

Aug 03, 2022•10 min

The Market Downturn

Yup, we're in a market downturn. What to do? What to do?

Jul 20, 2022•8 min

Co-founder Drama

What should you do when you hate your co-founder?

Jul 16, 2022•8 min

Cold Emailing Investors

Why most first-time founders send bad cold emails and what you should do instead to get an investor's attention.

Jul 15, 2022•9 min

Failing to Launch

It is perhaps fitting to launch this podcast with a rant about…launching. Or more specifically failing to launch. For all the stories of startup glory and fortunes made, the road to success is littered with many more bodies of failed startups. Most of which never even really got off the ground. Allow us to rant on this for a moment.

Jul 03, 2022•8 min

Introduction Rant

An introduction on what to expect from Percival's Startup Rants. A solo podcast for first-time founders ranting on startups, entrepreneurship, and the founder journey.

Jul 02, 2022•2 min

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