Jessa Lux: Techstars Mentor Madness is emotionally distressing and counterproductive
Jessa Lux · #121 Ride iQ: Peloton for Horses · Mar 4, 2025 · at 33:48
Ride iQ co-founder Jessa Lux reflects on her accelerator experience while discussing the emotional whiplash of investor feedback with host Josh Muccio.
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“There have been times that I look back, and I'm like, they should not do that. That's, you know, like, emotionally distressing, and of course, getting contradictory advice that whole time.”
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