Never tell your partner everything. The advice this founder gives every other founder - Rudy Crous

He signed the deal every startup dreams of: 5,000 jobs a week. Then COVID wiped it out overnight.Rudy Crous arrived in Australia as a teenager with a backpack and not much else. He became an organisational psychologist, spent years studying how people behave under pressure, then co-founded Compono, an HR tech company backed by Shark Tank's Andrew Banks. When his big deal collapsed in 2020 he rebuilt the business into the technology that now powers driver licensing across most of the country. In this episode he's blunt about the restructures, the loneliness, the two pieces of advice he gives every founder (including the one about your partner nobody wants to hear), and the one thing he does that stops him quitting before lunch.0:00 The founder behind licensing tech in 5 of 6 states 1:26 He landed in Australia with a backpack and nothing else14:18 The deal that should have made them, then COVID hit15:45 The pivot that turned a dead deal into national infrastructure 20:08 "I've wanted to quit before lunch. You just never do." 23:05 Why he'd pick the scrappy hire over the Harvard one every time 25:01 Laying off people he cares about, and how he carries it 36:15 Why every one of his staff sees the burn rate 37:45 The fundraising rule that keeps founders alive 39:53 "Never tell your partner everything." 51:09 His one rule for every founder: keep making decisionsConnect with Rudy https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudycrous/---------See behind the scenes over at https://www.instagram.com/danmoussa_thirdwayadvisory/Or Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-moussa-thirdway/And if you need help to find the hire that will completely change your business reach out over at https://www.thirdwayadvisory.com.au/Hit follow wherever you're listening so you don't miss a single episode.