Running Out of Runway

Think you need funding or a technical co-founder to get your idea stage startup off the ground? Nah, come watch how Ed took a project from idea to fully-functional MVP in just seven days.

Interested in learning more? Check us out on Twitter at @OutOfRunway, or on the web at runningoutofrunway.com

New to startups? Here are some slightly older books that will help you set the groundwork for knowing what to do next. Here are the books discussed and where to get them:

The Art of the Start 2.0 by Guy Kawasaki
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Start-2-0-Time-Tested-Battle-Hardened/dp/1591847842

Getting Real by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Real-Smarter-Successful-Application/dp/0578012812
OR
https://basecamp.com/gettingreal

Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston
https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/dp/1590597141

(None of the above links are affiliate or referral links.)

Interested in learning more? Check us out on Twitter at @OutOfRunway, or on the web at runningoutofrunway.com.

Join us as we delve into the hard questions and issues around starting a startup or running a business, and generally talk about entrepreneurship, the Midwest, and building startup communities.

Have you recently been offered stock options when joining a startup? Not sure how they work? Here's a primer on ISO's and what to watch out for. Protect yourself by being informed.

Also: Here's a simple (and complex) calculator you can copy and use to guesstimate what your options might be worth: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UD2uMNxiCHlnh-ocla8ZgjmUI1qzzM5INuxLqahGxOU

Interested in learning more? Check us out on Twitter at @OutOfRunway, or on the web at runningoutofrunway.com.

Join us as we delve into the hard questions and issues around starting a startup or running a business, and generally talk about entrepreneurship, the Midwest, and building startup communities.

Thinking about joining a startup but worried about the risk? Ed explores some of the opportunities and pitfalls of being a startup co-founder or early employee.

Interested in learning more? Check us out on Twitter at @OutOfRunway, or on the web at runningoutofrunway.com

Join us as we delve into the hard questions and issues around starting a startup or running a business, and generally talk about entrepreneurship, the Midwest, and building startup communities.

In this episode, Ed gives his thoughts on how to be successful as a remote startup and what you need to do to transition your existing business to a work from home friendly.

RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY

Join us as we delve into the hard questions and issues around starting a startup or running a business, and generally talk about entrepreneurship, the Midwest, and building startup communities.

In this episode, Ed gives his thoughts around navigating the Coronavirus chaos at your startup and how to come out of it strong. Content from a prerecorded webinar and video session.

This is Running Out of Runway - An ongoing discussion about the hard parts of starting a business.

Join us as we delve into the hard questions and issues around starting a startup or running a business, and generally talk about entrepreneurship, the Midwest, and building startup communities.

In this episode we discuss whether you should pay to pitch investors or to join an accelerator program. (Spoiler: No, you shouldn't.)

Introducing Running Out of Runway - An ongoing discussion about the hard parts of starting a business.

Join us as we delve into the hard questions and issues around starting a startup or running a business, and generally talk about entrepreneurship, the Midwest, and building startup communities.

In this episode we discuss if and how to start a business with your best friend and dig into how you can help advance your local startup community by doing even small things.