How About Tomorrow?

An Interview with Liz Raad on Her Journey into Startup Life

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Dax interviews Liz about her journey into tech and startups, how Dax and Liz met, working in a health startup in the pandemic, deciding to do your own thing, almost quitting, expectations of what it's like to be a founder, and dealing with potential embarrassment.

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Links:

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  • Bumi
  • Paul Graham: How to Not Die
  • SST
  • SST on YouTube


Topics discussed:

  • (00:37) - Introducing Liz
  • (03:19) - What did you think were options when you were growing up?
  • (05:59) - Was it difficult to get into tech as a non-engineer?
  • (08:15) - How Dax and Liz met
  • (14:28) - Liz's master plan
  • (17:55) - Working in a health startup in the pandemic
  • (20:24) - Build vs buy struggle
  • (24:16) - How did Liz decide to leave and start her own thing?
  • (28:32) - The difference between Dax and Liz
  • (31:58) - Almost quitting
  • (37:01) - Expectations of what it would be like to be a founder
  • (42:37) - Being surprised at how long it takes
  • (48:28) - Dealing with the potential embarrassment
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