Episode Details

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss how much sacrifice as a founder is too much? How much are you willing to give up in your life just to become a successful founder? You might think now that the return on investment of all the time you spent working instead of doing the things you will never get back will be worth it in the long run but think again – are you willing to pay that price?

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:32 Why are we scared to talk about the downsides?
• 06:37 Don’t sacrifice the moments that you’ll never get back
• 08:10 The first casualty is your health
• 10:53 Young founders don’t even know how the adult life looked like
• 13:31 How much is too much?
• 15:23 It will cost you a lot
• 19:57 Everytime you sacrifice something, you don’t get them back
• 21:55 Limit switch
• 24:18 Financial sacrifice