In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about difficult times as a startup team or startup founders. How do we think about failure? What are examples from our past in which we went through difficult times? And what would we recommend a struggling startup team from today’s perspective? Grab a coffee and listen in!

Our episode overview

(00:00:00) Updates from Pat, Felix, Sonic and Blossom

(00:03:30) Kicking off the episode, why it relevant to talk about this topic?

(00:05:00) Defining failure in the startup environment

(00:09:30) Talking about difficult times at Mapify as an example

(00:13:10) Being honest to yourself and the team as a founder

(00:16:31) Our recommendations to a struggling startup team

(00:19:20) What it means to uphold values and be a great leader in difficult times

(00:22:40) Wrapup and see you next week

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