Why Working for a Startup Sucks - Ep 21

Troy Munson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/) and Daniel Berk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/) reflect on startup growth, golf simulators, raising mini athletes, MVPs, newsletter empires, and what it means to let go of your role as your company scales. It’s a full founder therapy session.

Show Notes:
(0:00) We hit 21 episodes (and birthdays never end)
(2:00) Troy’s golf simulator and raising a 3-year-old golf prodigy
(6:00) Tiger Woods facts + how kids get great early
(8:30) Should you tell people your startup idea anymore?
(10:00) How beehiiv grew with early feedback loops
(14:30) Why engineers should run early user interviews
(21:00) Newsletter strategy secrets and the iceberg analogy
(25:00) What scaling from 10 to 100 employees at beehiiv really looks like
(34:00) Letting go of ownership as the company grows
(36:00) A typical day in the life (and what got replaced by swimming)

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• Troy Munson's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/
• Daniel Berk's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/
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