Episode Details

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss founder guilt in the wake of a failed startup. While it's perfectly natural to feel disappointed when a startup fails, it's not cool to let guilt eat away at you. It's important to recognize that success in the startup world is never a guarantee and that failures are an inevitable part of the process. The key is to bounce back from setbacks and keep pushing forward, no matter how tough things get.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:22 The people you feel guilty to
• 04:50 Disappointment vs. guilt
• 06:52 Guilt brings out liability
• 08:07 Failures in startups 
• 10:04 Why do we sentence ourselves to an imaginary prison of guilt
• 13:21 Learn how to handle failure
• 15:23 You have to keep going
• 17:19 Transfer the negative energy to a positive one
• 21:37 Have a north star
• 22:53 This is not your only chance