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20VC: Startups Only Fail When Founders Stop Trying, Why the Two Weeks Following Our IPO Were the Worst of my Life & Why Tieing Your Identity to Your Company is the Most Dangerous Thing and How to Avoid It with Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder & CEO @ Virta Health

Feb 28, 2024
Sami Inkinen, co-founder and CEO of Virta Health, shares his inspiring journey from a humble Finnish farm to Silicon Valley, where he founded Trulia. He discusses the emotional aftermath of Trulia's IPO and the lessons learned from a challenging marriage adventure of rowing across the Pacific with his wife. Sami reflects on his parenting regrets and the dangers of tying personal identity to business success. Throughout, he emphasizes authenticity, resilience, and the importance of maintaining diverse identities amidst entrepreneurial challenges.
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  • Maintain multiple identities as a founder to prevent burnout and risky decision-making.
  • Shared projects like parenting can strengthen relationships and promote mutual growth.

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Maintaining Multiple Identities for Personal Health and Success

Emphasizing the importance of maintaining multiple identities as a founder, Sami recognizes that tying your identity solely to your company can have negative consequences. By consciously cultivating different identities in areas such as being a parent, athlete, and professional, founders can protect against burnout and risky decision-making, enabling them to take calculated risks and cultivate a more balanced life.

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