Why Early-Stage Founders Feel Behind (Even When They’re Not)

About this episode

Tejas Srinivas discusses the challenges and feelings of inadequacy faced by early-stage founders in the first episode of his solo series.

This is the first episode of a solo series within ABCD called: Figuring it Out. People often talk about the messiness of being a founder - after their success. I'm talking about all the nitty gritties of being an early stage founder, while being an early stage founder. If you’re building something and constantly feel like you’re late, behind, or missing something everyone else seems to have — this episode is for you.

People in this episode

Host: Tejas Srinivas

Topics covered

• early-stage founders
• entrepreneurship
• founder challenges
• startup journey
• business development

Keywords

• founder
• startup
• entrepreneur
• business
• challenges
• success
• journey

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