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Podcast: My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
Episode: Startup Mistakes That Linger: Jason Sherman on Co-Founders, Smart Money, and MVP Learning
Description: In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban talks with Jason Sherman, an entrepreneur, startup advisor, and educator, about the early startup mistakes that quietly shape everything that follows.
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Jason shares hard-earned lessons about choosing co-founders, distinguishing “smart money” from money alone, and why MVPs should accelerate learning rather than encourage overbuilding. The conversation explores judgment, incentives, and alignment through a Lean lens — showing how optimism, unchecked assumptions, and unclear decision rights can undermine even strong ideas.
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