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Being a Founder Made Me a Better Parent, and Vice Versa.
Episode 177

Being a Founder Made Me a Better Parent, and Vice Versa.

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss how being a parent made them better founders, and vice versa. There are things that we won’t understand until we experience them ourselves, and in a Startup, there are similar things that we can com

Startup Therapy

August 22, 202233m 34s

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Show Notes

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss how being a parent made them better founders, and vice versa. There are things that we won’t understand until we experience them ourselves, and in a Startup, there are similar things that we can compare when it comes to leading and being a parent. Once you start teaching your kids good values you can apply those to your company, because as they say, “being a founder is like being a parent, you always stay involved.”

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What to Listen For

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:23 Does being a parent make you a better founder?
  • 04:50 Teaching your kids to question everything 
  • 10:18 Leading with humility
  • 11:36 The answers can change when we ask questions
  • 14:03 Start with what makes you happy
  • 20:08 Just because you have talent, you don’t have to do it
  • 24:27 Give your kids permission to do something else
  • 25:26 Having empathy
  • 29:11 Stay curious