About this episode

Jason Frazier reflects on the rewarding aspects of struggle in entrepreneurship and career changes, sharing personal experiences and insights.

Frazier reflects on how people often look back fondly on the grind of starting a company, joining a startup, or changing careers, even if it felt stressful at the time. He shares a conversation with a longtime colleague from his hedge fund days and admits that, despite burnout and eventually taking a sabbatical, he misses parts of the late nights, on-call work, and even “crappy pizza” because they came with focus and a definite purpose. During his mini-retirement, despite having money and fre...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Frazier

Topics covered

• purpose
• entrepreneurship
• career change
• burnout
• sabbatical
• nostalgia

Keywords

• purpose
• entrepreneurship
• career change
• burnout
• sabbatical
• nostalgia
• startup

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