It was hard for me to interview Betsy. I have known her ever since I first interviewed her in July of 2015 on this podcast. We have stayed in touch since then and she was even a member of Trail Team 10. But, it was hard to interview her because I knew she was suffering through a life threatening disease and I worried how her recent treatment would work.
Betsy is a VERY strong person. Your can hear the determination in her voice while also sensing the compassion in her heart.
Listen through this entire interview. I don't think you'l be disappointed. You will learn what she did to build her company so she could even take 3 months to save her life.
When feel like you can't go on...listen to this interview and you'll be inspired by Betsy's unstoppable spirit...the very work she used as the title of her new book.
Culture...that hard to define thing on the tip of every Founder's tongue. As a Founder, you know how important culture is, but what is it, really? Ryan and Scott share their journey of culture discovery and share their minefields around shaping it. And, they share how their work helping others building a culture in their company has changed them as leaders.
Just in time for Father's Day weekend in the United States comes an incredible Founder named Lyden Foust whose candid admissions about his own challenges as a Founder are balanced by the wonderful lessons and attributes he has received from his own Father.
Lyden and his team are at the cutting edge of data science. Just learning about what the Spatial team is doing with location data science is fascinating enough. But, it's Lyden's journey to integrating both challenge and invitation into the culture at Spatial where we as Founders can pick up some significant insights.
I very much appreciated Lyden's very personal sharing. Please let me know what you learned and how you might apply what you have learned in your startup.
It's rare when we have the same guest twice on this podcast. And, when we do it is usually for a good reason. Laura is a great reason. We last spoke with Laura in 2015 when she had a team of 13 and she was experiencing lots of success with her social media management too, Edgar. She is back and we had a GREAT conversation.
Not only does she dish about the current and upcoming social media changes, but she also talks extensively about:
Laura is an open and honest Founder who shares a great deal about herself, her team, and the journey From Founder To CEO.