In this episode of the podcast, Lucas Carlson talks all about navigating the emotional journey of entrepreneurship and building a business as a tool for personal growth. Lessons in creativity learned from the world of computer programmingThe ins and outs of raising venture capital for a startup Living on the fringe of bankruptcy Overcoming fear ad learning to take the leap to do something Learning to deal with the voices of criticism, self doubt and fearHow to keep going when you’re not seeing external results Balancing the tension of knowing when to persist and when to give upPutting enough of yourself into an idea to give it a chanceLearning to put stop losses on your entrepreneurial ideasSeparating your identity from the performance of your businessLearning to set expectations for yourself that don’t create stressWhy external wealth can serve as a metphor for internal wealthThe importance being open and honest in relationships Resources: Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham The Narrow Road by Felix DennisLuscas Calrlson is an entrepneneur who started AppFog, in 2010, raised almost $10M in venture capital, and was acquired in 2013. Before that, he was the first employee and head of engineering for 5 years at MOG (now Beats Music acquired by Apple).. He’s also the author of Finding Success in Failure: True Confessions from 10 Years of Startup Mistakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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