In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the qualifications of becoming a founder. It turns out; anyone can become a founder. Having the idea and vision for your Startup is easy, but building a business out of nothing, dealing with potential issues and challenges, and getting started aren’t as easy.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:49 Congratulations on our 100th episode!
• 02:31 Recalling the early episodes
• 04:19 The topics are more focused on the Founders
• 08:43 Who is qualified to be a founder?
• 13:31 You have to be a guru when you start a business
• 16:50 Don’t be all things to your Startup
• 18:27 95% of all Startups is guesswork
• 22:57 Your expectations should include the iterative process
• 26:52 There’s just so much we haven’t seen
• 28:43 Unless you’ve been part of a fundraising process, you won’t understand how it works
• 33:25 Get third-party perspective
• 34:30 There's no parody in consequence