Taking startup steps that are too large leads to excessive stress
Justin Vincent · Episode 526 | Launching, Learning, and Teaching with Justin Vincent · Dec 8, 2020 · at 13:24
Justin Vincent explains how attempting overly complex projects leads to founder burnout, discussing lessons learned from his startup Light.
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“I found the biggest problem comes when you're trying to take a step that's too big. And so when you try and take a step that's too big, That is really the time when it puts you off and it's like, oh man, this is just too much stress. So you've sort of got to work, work out your next steps, your path quite, quite carefully.”
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