In this episode of Strap On Your Boots, I reflect on how startup culture shaped my view of entrepreneurship and why I recently found myself questioning one of my own assumptions. After learning about entrepreneurs who buy existing businesses instead of building companies from scratch, I began wondering whether we’ve become too attached to a single version of what entrepreneurship is supposed to look like. I share lessons from my own journey building startups and explore why sustainability, execution, and long-term value creation may deserve just as much attention as innovation and growth.