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Startup PTSD: How I’d start a business now (secret podcast)

June 17, 2025 • Season 2 • Episode 3

I’ve started 9 businesses in 12 years. No wonder I’m exhausted.

Here’s what I would do differently if I were starting today, which is actually what I did to start my latest business.

Note: if you want to be a solo consultant or freelancer, that’s different than I’m talking about in this episode. That’s a fine choice but it will have very different considerations.

Also, I said make $100k in annual revenue before committing to the business. That might be too high. Maybe $50k is the number, but I wouldn’t go below that.

Lastly, I said I hope to never talk about starting a business again, but I don’t actually mind talking to you about it if you’d like. I just don’t like listening to podcasts, and wouldn’t like to go on podcasts talking about it

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