Ep. 30 - Startup Therapy with Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan

A conversation with Startups.com founders about venture capital, bootstrapping, and finding your podcasting voice

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This week we sat down with founders of Startups.com and hosts of the Startup Therapy podcast Wil and Ryan for a lively conversation about bootstrapping your business and finding your podcasting voice.

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• [01:47] Introduction

• [04:38] The Startup Therapy podcast

• [08:10] Almost no one knows about venture capital

• [12:04] Wil’s and Ryan’s startup journeys

• [18:47] Venture backed vs. bootstrapped startups

• [25:41] Distractions of fundraising

• [33:48] Doing consulting work on a side to fund the business

• [41:02] The origin story of startups.com

• [55:43] How Startup Therapy podcast is run

• [01:05:11] Bad interview episode experiences and finding your own voice

• [01:10:26] Podcast recommendations

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Show notes

Podcasts

• The Toll of Everyone Around a Founder on Startup Therapy

• The Curse of the 37-Year-Old Founder on Startup Therapy

• Hard Fork

• Vergecast

• Smartless

• Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

• My First Million

Where to find Wil & Ryan

• Wil on Twitter: @wilschroter

• Ryan on Twitter: @ryanarutan and LinkedIn

Wil & Ryan’s businesses

• Startups.com

• Fundable

• BizPlan

• Launch Rock

Other links

• Steve Blank

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