Startup Therapy
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Startup Therapy

by Startups.com

The "No BS" version of how startups are really built, taught by actual startup Founders who have lived through all of it. Hosts Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan talk candidly about the intense struggles Founders face both personally and professionally as they try to turn their idea into something that will change the world.

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1
What Should My Expectations Be?
47:47 Mar 23, 2026
2
What Actually Happens When A Founder Runs Out of Gas?
34:11 Mar 2, 2026
3
The Value of Distraction
35:04 Feb 23, 2026
4
Master Failure
36:07 Feb 16, 2026
5
We Can't Predict the Future Anymore
37:36 Feb 9, 2026
6
We wanted efficiency. We got isolation.
41:45 Feb 2, 2026
7
Are startups the future of employment?
47:03 Dec 3, 2025
8
The Founder Hard Reset
25:53 Nov 25, 2025
9
Is there a line between Founder optimism and delusion?
37:40 Nov 17, 2025
10
Prioritize Productivity Over Popularity
31:59 Nov 7, 2025
11
Better is Better than Bigger
35:39 Oct 27, 2025
12
Founder Authenticity: Use with Caution
31:17 Oct 22, 2025
13
Founders, Embrace Your Flaws
41:29 Oct 14, 2025
14
Is Remote Culture, Actually Culture?
38:39 Oct 6, 2025
15
Can I Hand Off My Startup?
42:26 Sep 29, 2025
16
Did I Just Get Promoted or Fired?
42:29 Sep 22, 2025
17
Burnout is a Treatable Injury
39:42 Sep 15, 2025
18
Stop Pretending You Don't Have Enough Time!
40:11 Sep 10, 2025
19
Are Founders Aligned with Those Around Them?
40:33 Sep 2, 2025
20
Will the Payout be Worth the Sacrifice?
44:13 Aug 25, 2025
21
How Founders Blow Their Fortunes
47:21 Aug 19, 2025
22
When is Enough, Enough?
40:37 Aug 11, 2025
23
Can Entrepreneurship Alleviate Poverty?
47:57 Aug 4, 2025
24
Should Startups Be a Family?
37:22 Jul 28, 2025
25
Can Founders be Replaced by AI?
38:05 Jul 21, 2025
26
What if we run out of goals?
40:59 Jun 30, 2025
27
Founders, Reinvention IS your Constant!
41:06 Jun 23, 2025
28
Founder Isolation is Getting Worse
40:22 Jun 16, 2025
29
Forging Founder Confidence
39:22 Jun 9, 2025
30
Is College a Waste of Time for Founders?
41:25 Jun 2, 2025
31
Are We Preventing Our Startup From Evolving?
29:10 May 26, 2025
32
Building a Startup That Loves You Back
31:12 May 19, 2025
33
When Our Friends Resent Our Success
43:01 May 12, 2025
34
When Our Startup Outgrows Us
25:59 May 10, 2025
35
When Being in the 1% Feels like Failure
34:27 Apr 29, 2025
36
We Need Outside Interests that Consume Us
50:24 Apr 21, 2025
37
You probably should be TERRIFIED. At least a bit..
31:19 Apr 15, 2025
38
Make Money First - Then Make a Product
41:00 Apr 7, 2025
39
It's really HARD to REPEAT A WIN
31:25 Apr 1, 2025
40
Does LOCATION matter for your startup?
36:57 Mar 24, 2025
41
Are The Sacrifices Worth It?
47:45 Mar 17, 2025
42
Are Founders Forged Over Youth?
43:45 Mar 11, 2025
43
Assets OVER Exits
39:42 Mar 3, 2025
44
You Only Have to Be Right Once
32:58 Feb 24, 2025
45
What Would I do Differently
33:18 Feb 3, 2025
46
When Can I Afford to GAMBLE?
30:41 Jan 27, 2025
47
Can Founders Find Contentment?
43:19 Jan 21, 2025
48
Why do Investors FIRE Founders?
45:48 Jan 14, 2025
49
The Burden of Unrealistic Expectations
38:00 Dec 2, 2024
50
How do I Stay Positive In Tough Times?
43:37 Nov 25, 2024
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