Startups don't just teach you how to build a business – they teach you how to build yourself.

For Daniel Kivatinos, choosing to invest his savings into a startup instead of an MBA opened the door to rapid learning, creativity, and autonomy. But it wasn't without its cost. In the middle of running his first company, Daniel faced devastating personal losses, nearly losing everyone closest to him in the span of two months. Most would have walked away. Daniel didn't. He leaned on his team, his belief in culture, and his drive to keep building.

In this episode of The One Away Show, Daniel shares the highs and lows of entrepreneurship: the mental toll of holding a company together through crisis, the lessons that shaped his resilience, and why he believes culture is the greatest survival factor for any startup. Today, as founder of JustPaid, he continues to chase purpose through building products that solve real problems.

If this conversation resonates, this episode is for you.