On this episode, Spencer Kimball, CEO at Cockroach Labs shares his tips for innovating and evolving your business and discusses how to develop a growth mindset to come out the other side of a downturn as an even stronger contender.

During turbulent times, all companies focus on survival.

But many make the mistake of pulling most (if not all) resources out of innovation, growth and research, to hunker down on the bottom line and wait out the troubles.

However, that approach is not helping your long-term survival, it's hurting it.

Specifically, Spencer discusses:

- Why the company is named Cockroach.

- Why too many customers too soon can be a problem for startups.

- How to create an information advantage.

- The biggest challenge in going from a small to a large pool of customers.

- The stress and angst entrepreneurs have and how to manage it.

This episode is moderated by John Koetsier at Forbes.

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Learn more about Cockroach Labs at https://www.cockroachlabs.com/

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