Startup Therapy

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about admitting you made a mistake. Oftentimes, it becomes difficult for leaders, including founders to admit that they’ve made the wrong decision or chose the wrong option. It’s the kind of vulnerability that no one wants to show. But if leaders can’t admit that they are wrong, no one else in the organization will.  Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources: Startup Therapy Podcast https://www.startups.com/begin Join our Network of Top Founders  Send an email to therapy@startups.com  What to Listen For 00:00 Intro 00:09 Founders fundamentally mess up and that’s okay 04:54 The longer you admit that something’s wrong, the worse it gets 10:32 COVID pushed organizations to strategically respond to the situation 16:26 Make people understand why you made a mistake 20:49 If founders can’t admit that “I messed up”, no one else will 23:25 When something goes wrong, it matters how you talk about it 28:23 Vulnerability comes wit