In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the hard part of being a founder - nobody understands what you do. Founders need people they can talk to about their job, someone mentally and emotionally willing to support their journey, and why the lack of support can hold them back.  

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:12 Does anybody actually understand what founders do?
• 03:13 “Communication is the burden of the sender.”
• 04:52 Imagine being a founder is a job interview
• 08:25 Americans tend to ask people what they do
• 10:08 Only founders understand their fellow founders
• 13:23 It’s different when you cause everyone to lose their jobs
• 17:13 When you don’t get the support that you need
• 20:55 This is where founders are held up
• 25:12 Keep people who truly understand what you do