entrepreneur
also referred to as: entrepreneurs
4 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 28, 2025 by Daniel Ek · across every show →
Everything said about entrepreneur, oldest first
Sep 28, 2025
Sep 28, 2025 negative
Ek: Wealth makes founders comfortable, distracted, and off their A game
“When you make a lot of money, you tend to make life more comfortable. So you tend to spend more time golfing. You spend some time doing all these other things. But the reality is you become distracted, and you're not gonna be on your A game anymore.”
Jan 4, 2026 positive
Mackey: Charismatic entrepreneurs use reality distortion fields to suspend skepticism
“I think most persuasive entrepreneurs, charismatic entrepreneurs have a reality distortion fields. They're able to get people to spend their normal skepticism, and for a moment, they let them into their vision, and they catch a little bit.”
Feb 15, 2026 bearish
Fried: Raising Venture Capital Eliminates Almost All Exit Options and Off-Ramps
“The moment they go raise money, they've cut off almost every option. They think they've expanded their experience and their opportunities, but they've cut off almost every possible off-ramp outcome because now they have to be in big business or they fail. That…”