Does this sound familiar? As a founder or CEO of a venture-backed startup, you've likely been told that you need to work harder and longer hours to scale your business. But despite your relentless efforts, you're still facing challenges and not seeing the desired results. The pain of pouring your heart and soul into your business, only to be met with roadblocks and frustrations, is all too real. It's time to break free from this ineffective action and discover the strategies that truly empower you to overcome scaling challenges and maximise your potential for success.

This week on The Melting Pot, we learned from Rachel Turner, a seasoned founder coach with over two decades of immersion in the entrepreneurial realm. An early adopter of executive coaching since the '90s, Rachel's journey takes a unique path as she leans into applied psychology to optimise business success. Author of the Founder Survival Guide, she translates years of personal experiences and insights to help fellow founders overcome their own hurdles during the transition from startup to scale-up. Once an entrepreneur herself, Rachel's understanding of founder psychology is unparalleled, making her coaching approach as engaging as it is enlightening.

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On today’s podcast:

The crucial role of coaching in founder’s success
Understanding the concept of minimally viable CEO
Coaching venture-backed company’s founders
The warrior, the architect and the monarch
The future of technology and coaching

Follow Rachel Turner:

VC Talent Lab

The Founder’s Survival Guide

Book recommendations:

The Advantage

Meditations

The Daily Stoic

How to make friends and influence people

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