The Startup Chat With Steli And Hiten

Today on The Startup Chat, Steli and Hiten talk about becoming cynical or jaded as a founder. One of the beautiful things about being an entrepreneur for the first time is that you have this youthful and blissful mind. You feel like everything is possible and everything you learn is mind blowing to you. But, this state of bliss wears off as time goes by and you get more experienced. In this week’s episode, Steli and Hiten share their thoughts on why new founders are less cynical than experienced founders, how to approach new ideas and much more. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:00 About today’s topic 00:36 The beautiful thing about being a first-time entrepreneur. 01:15 When new entrepreneurs typically start to become jaded. 01:55 How Hiten views cynicism in entrepreneurs. 02:16 How ideas can be fragile. 02:58 How Hiten reacts to new ideas. 04:20 Why you need to think through ideas versus shutting them down. 05:36 A quote from Jeff Bezos. 06:03 A hack that Steli has helped Steli in his entrepreneurial journey. 3 K