In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about what it’s like for a Startup to stall. We are all so used to the idea that we need to keep creating a momentum for our business to reach goals, to hit target numbers, and possibly please our investors. Yet, many, if not all, Startups stall, growth slows down and revenue is almost non-existent. It’s normal and you gotta learn how to navigate out of these phases to achieve sustainable growth.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:34 How should we handle a stall?
• 06:02 We naturally stall for a bit
• 11:59 Investors just love new stats
• 18:00 Live by the hype, die by the hype
• 27:58 Companies that were founded as second acts
• 31:21 How do investors think about the ebbs and flows?
• 33:50 Once investors see real growth, their opinions change
• 35:19 When nothing is being expected of you at the moment
• 38:20 It’s not just growing for the sake of growth
• 43:57 Building a Startup is a rollercoaster journey
• 45:26 It depends on why you’re stalled
• 49:45 Any decision made to satisfy someone else is bad decision
• 52:24 Do you need funding right now?
• 55:36 Founders tend to be an expert on a lot of things