If you've ever read a piece of startup advice and thought "that doesn't feel right"... trust that instinct. This one's for you.

This is another solo episode. No guest. Just me unpacking the startup advice that sounds great on a LinkedIn post but actually messes people up when they're in the thick of building.

I've interviewed a lot of founders over the past year and I kept noticing the same thing. So many of them followed the "right" advice and it led them in the completely wrong direction. Move fast and break things. Your MVP should embarrass you. Passion is everything. Sleep is for the weak.

We've all heard them. But when you actually sit with founders who've been burned by this stuff, you start to see the cracks.

So I broke down 6 pieces of startup advice that I think are misguided, overhyped, or just straight up wrong depending on your context.

We cover:

• Why "move fast and break things" can destroy trust before you even get started
• The MVP embarrassment myth and why scrappy doesn't fly in 2026
• Hiring for culture fit vs culture contribution and why echo chambers kill startups
• How passion can actually blind you from fixing your product
• The difference between building a business and funding an expensive hobby
• Why hustle culture is a scam and burnout is not a flex

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