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Startup Therapy

The "No BS" version of how startups are really built, taught by actual startup Founders who have lived through all of it. Hosts Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan talk candidly about the intense struggles Founders face both personally and professionally as they try to turn their idea into something that will change the world.

What Should My Expectations Be?

47 mins; March 23, 2026

What Actually Happens When A Founder Runs Out of Gas?

34 mins; March 02, 2026

The Value of Distraction

35 mins; February 23, 2026

Master Failure

36 mins; February 16, 2026

We Can't Predict the Future Anymore

37 mins; February 09, 2026

We wanted efficiency. We got isolation.

41 mins; February 02, 2026

Are startups the future of employment?

47 mins; December 03, 2025

The Founder Hard Reset

25 mins; November 25, 2025

Is there a line between Founder optimism and delusion?

37 mins; November 17, 2025

Prioritize Productivity Over Popularity

31 mins; November 07, 2025

Better is Better than Bigger

35 mins; October 27, 2025

Founder Authenticity: Use with Caution

31 mins; October 22, 2025

Founders, Embrace Your Flaws

41 mins; October 14, 2025

Is Remote Culture, Actually Culture?

38 mins; October 06, 2025

Can I Hand Off My Startup?

42 mins; September 29, 2025

Did I Just Get Promoted or Fired?

42 mins; September 22, 2025

Burnout is a Treatable Injury

39 mins; September 15, 2025

Stop Pretending You Don't Have Enough Time!

40 mins; September 10, 2025

Are Founders Aligned with Those Around Them?

40 mins; September 02, 2025

Will the Payout be Worth the Sacrifice?

44 mins; August 25, 2025

How Founders Blow Their Fortunes

47 mins; August 19, 2025

When is Enough, Enough?

40 mins; August 11, 2025

Can Entrepreneurship Alleviate Poverty?

47 mins; August 04, 2025

Should Startups Be a Family?

37 mins; July 28, 2025

Can Founders be Replaced by AI?

38 mins; July 21, 2025

What if we run out of goals?

40 mins; June 30, 2025

Founders, Reinvention IS your Constant!

41 mins; June 23, 2025

Founder Isolation is Getting Worse

40 mins; June 16, 2025

Forging Founder Confidence

39 mins; June 09, 2025

Is College a Waste of Time for Founders?

41 mins; June 02, 2025

Are We Preventing Our Startup From Evolving?

29 mins; May 26, 2025

Building a Startup That Loves You Back

31 mins; May 19, 2025

When Our Friends Resent Our Success

43 mins; May 12, 2025

When Our Startup Outgrows Us

25 mins; May 10, 2025

When Being in the 1% Feels like Failure

34 mins; April 28, 2025

We Need Outside Interests that Consume Us

50 mins; April 21, 2025

You probably should be TERRIFIED. At least a bit..

31 mins; April 14, 2025

Make Money First - Then Make a Product

41 mins; April 07, 2025

It's really HARD to REPEAT A WIN

31 mins; March 31, 2025

Does LOCATION matter for your startup?

36 mins; March 24, 2025

Are The Sacrifices Worth It?

47 mins; March 17, 2025

Are Founders Forged Over Youth?

43 mins; March 11, 2025

Assets OVER Exits

39 mins; March 03, 2025

You Only Have to Be Right Once

32 mins; February 24, 2025

What Would I do Differently

33 mins; February 03, 2025

When Can I Afford to GAMBLE?

30 mins; January 27, 2025

Can Founders Find Contentment?

43 mins; January 21, 2025

Why do Investors FIRE Founders?

45 mins; January 14, 2025

The Burden of Unrealistic Expectations

38 mins; December 02, 2024

How do I Stay Positive In Tough Times?

43 mins; November 25, 2024

Are Investors Trying to Push Us a Cliff?

20 mins; November 18, 2024

What Previously Funded Founders Do Differently

33 mins; November 11, 2024

Are Startups Easier for Experienced Founders?

33 mins; November 04, 2024

Who's Working for Who?

32 mins; October 28, 2024

Let's Get Back to Our WHY

36 mins; October 21, 2024

How We Secretly Lose Control of Our Startups

37 mins; October 07, 2024

Should Kids Follow in our Founder Footsteps?

36 mins; September 16, 2024

The Evolution of Entry Level Workers

46 mins; September 10, 2024

Assume Everyone Will Leave in Year One

32 mins; September 02, 2024

Was Mortgaging My Life Worth it?

37 mins; August 26, 2024

What's my Startup Worth in an Acquisition?

40 mins; August 19, 2024

Is my AMBITION my ENEMY?

32 mins; August 12, 2024

Are Startups in a "Silent Recession"?

33 mins; August 05, 2024

Do Founders Deserve Their Profit?

30 mins; July 29, 2024

The Utter STUPIDITY of "Risking it All"

21 mins; July 22, 2024

Why Most Founders Don't Get Rich

28 mins; July 15, 2024

Investors will be Obsolete, The End of Venture Capital

47 mins; July 08, 2024

Why is a Founder so HARD to replace?

38 mins; July 01, 2024

We Can't Grow by Saying "No"

35 mins; June 24, 2024

This is WHY More Money Means MORE Problems

31 mins; June 17, 2024

Committees are Where Progress Goes to Die

29 mins; June 10, 2024

Giving Up Equity? Press Pause First

37 mins; June 03, 2024

Why Do 99% of Founders Suck at Asking for Help?

29 mins; May 27, 2024

The Value of Actually Getting Paid (Avoid This Big Danger)

34 mins; May 20, 2024

Will Investors Bail Me Out? Brutal Truth About Startup Investments

31 mins; May 13, 2024

Is the problem the Player or the Coach? Team Building Hacks

35 mins; May 06, 2024

Do people really want me to succeed? Founders vs World

37 mins; April 29, 2024

You only THINK you work HARD — The Hard Work Illusion

31 mins; April 22, 2024

SMALL is the New Big - Embracing Efficiency in the Age of AI

38 mins; April 15, 2024

This is BOOTSTRAPPED - 3 Strategies to Build Your Startup Without Funding

53 mins; March 18, 2024

The Spectrum of Investor Advice

43 mins; March 11, 2024

$10K Per Month isn't Just Revenue. It's Life Support

31 mins; March 04, 2024

Why Do VCs Keep Giving "failed" Founders Money?

33 mins; February 26, 2024

If It Makes Money, It Makes Sense

38 mins; February 19, 2024

The Hidden Treasure of Failed Startups

35 mins; February 12, 2024

My Competitors Just Raised Funds - Am I Screwed?

36 mins; February 05, 2024

Can Having Zero Experience Be a Huge Asset?

33 mins; January 29, 2024

What If I Build a Startup That Just Makes Money?

31 mins; January 22, 2024

How to Get Rockstar Startup Advisors

41 mins; January 15, 2024

Job vs Startup - What Should I Do?

37 mins; January 08, 2024

Founders Need a Steady Hand in the Storm

37 mins; December 04, 2023

So You Think You Need a Co-Founder?

34 mins; November 20, 2023

Can I Scale My Impact Without Scaling My Team?

28 mins; November 13, 2023

Grind or Guilt, the Founder Dilemma

43 mins; November 06, 2023

Are Founders Driven by Fear or Greed?

26 mins; October 30, 2023

What if I'm Building the Wrong Product?

37 mins; October 23, 2023

How Startups Actually Get Bought

30 mins; October 16, 2023

Am I Quitting My Startup, Or Letting Go?

29 mins; October 09, 2023

How long do we ACTUALLY have?

31 mins; October 02, 2023

Can I replace myself as a Founder?

32 mins; September 25, 2023

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