What I Still Find Hard as a Founder (Part 1: Money, Doubt, Mental Load)
About this episode
Carmen Salameh discusses the ongoing challenges faced by founders, including unstable income, doubt, and mental load in this solo episode.
I thought some things would get easier with time but hey didn’t. So I just learned to live with them. In this solo episode of Asian Business Owners, I share, very honestly, what I still find difficult as a founder. Just the reality behind running a business. In this first part, I talk about: Unstable income and what money really represents The constant ups and downs Why doubt never fully goes away The mental load that never switches off These are things we don’t talk about enough but that most founders experience. Keep an eye out, part 2 is coming next week! Timestamps: (00:00) Welcome to Asian Business Owners (00:37) What Aspects of Entrepreneurship Do You Struggle With? (01:24) Unstable Income (03:33) Never Ending Ups and Downs (05:10) Doubt and Big Questions (08:24) Constant Mental Load (10:56) Wrap Up, Don't Miss Part Two Follow the journey: 💬 abo.pod 📲 Find me on LinkedIn 🎧 Subscribe to Asian Business Owners wherever you listen to it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Carmen Salameh
Topics covered
- founder challenges
- unstable income
- mental load
- entrepreneurship
- doubt
- business reality
Keywords
- founder
- entrepreneurship
- money
- doubt
- mental load
- business challenges
- unstable income
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