The Importance of Existential Crisis

This week, Justin is joined by Marie Poulin, co-founder of Oki Doki. They discuss:

Chatting with Marie Poulin, Oki Doki

• 3:40 – "I used to be in the 'Ra Ra! Everyone should build a web app' crowd."
• 4:18 – "Now there's this feeling that maybe everyone shouldn't start a SaaS?"
• 9:30 – When you're starting a business, there are so many dynamics you need to get right.
• 13:40 – Why so many people fail to go from zero to one in business.
• 16:20 – Why are you starting a business in the first place? What's driving you?
• 23:41 – There's a company called Tighten that gives their employees mental-health days.
• 26:00 – What is the most efficient way for you to improve your life?
• 27:00 – Sometimes folks try to make a part-time business into a full-time business.
• 33:00 – Is it possible for a business to be lucrative, easy, and fun?
• 42:00 – Having money does solve a lot of life's problems.
• Marie's super-secret Notion course

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