Psychiatry: The Story of the Onchpeneur's Dilemma

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"i don't think i would have made it that night if i'd gone out into the street in the state that i was in," he says. "I got taken to the psychiatric emergency room and spent a few days there, and then i ended up in in one of the psychiatric wards upstairs." He recalls how his wife's mam saved him by calling police when he started acting erratically. 'You just just picture someone totally who's lost their mind'

From the outside, it seemed like Andy Dunn was living the dream. His menswear company, Bonobos, was acquired by Walmart for $310 million in 2017 — the same year he married the love of his life, Manuela. Of course, Andy’s entrepreneurial journey wasn’t without its challenges. Under the surface were much darker struggles that he largely kept hidden…

This week on How I Built This Lab, Andy returns to the show to talk to Guy about his new book, Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind. In this radically honest memoir, Andy finally opens up about the struggle with bipolar disorder that nearly cost him everything.

Check out Andy’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Rate-Launching-Startup-Losing/dp/0593238265

Listen to Andy’s How I Built This interview from 2019: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/18/686640146/bonobos-andy-dunn

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