In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about burnout when you’re nearly at the end of your Startup journey. Every sacrifice and risk you’ve taken will become useless if you feel tired and decide to take a break at the most crucial time and that’s when you’re at the last step of closing the deal. The trick is to surround yourself with people who will help you get through this phase. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:55 What happens when we’re near the end of the deal?
• 05:53 Startup equity is the most expensive currency one can spend
• 09:31 When you just want to be done with it
• 11:56 What else can you do to motivate yourself?
• 17:54 Being vulnerable at this stage doesn’t allow for a second chance
• 20:21 What happens if you fall apart at the last moment?
• 24:53 Every hardship loses value if you drop everything now
• 28:10 There’s no version of a Startup that doesn’t have a burnout
• 32:01 Don’t go through this process alone