30. Startup Therapy with Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan

A conversation with Startups.com founders about venture capital, bootstrapping, and finding your podcasting voice Chapters 01:11 - Introduction 03:42 - The Startup Therapy podcast 06:49 - Almost no one knows about venture capital 10:17 - Wil’s and Ryan’s startup journeys 16:12 - Venture backed vs. bootstrapped startups 22:18 - Distractions of fundraising 29:09 - Doing consulting work on a side to fund the business 36:29 - The origin story of startups.com 48:31 - How Startup Therapy podcast is run 56:52 - Bad interview episode experiences and finding your own voice 1:01:29 - Podcast recommendations Show notes Podcasts Startup Therapy: The Toll of Everyone Around a Founder Startup Therapy: The Curse of the 37-Year-Old Founder Hard Fork Vergecast Smartless Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade My First Million Where to find Wil & Ryan Startups.com Fundable BizPlan Other Steve Blank 👉 Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/030-startup-therapy Download the Metacast podcast app for free iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player Get in touch Contact us: [email protected] Ilya's LinkedIn Arnab's LinkedIn