entrepreneurship - Matt Munson

Can you be an entrepreneur without suffering?

We glamorize the entrepreneurial life as one of long-hours and endless strain. But is there another way?

Fear is the wrong fuel for entrepreneurs

Looking back at my early time as a founder, fear fueled 80% of my actions. Now I am determined to help others avoid that fate.

founder psychology

The power of negative visualizations

A simple addition to your morning routine to help fight founder-burnout and improve resiliency

founder psychology

What entrepreneurs can learn from professional poker players

A mental model for reducing self-criticism and becoming a more effective leader

burnout

You are not talented enough to work 80 hour weeks. And that's ok.

If Lebron is this serious about rest, maybe you should be too?

founder psychology

Why is it so hard to be happy?

My own complicated relationship with happiness.

founder psychology

Escaping the misery of self-comparison

Struck with self-loathing every time you hear of someone else's success? You are not alone.

founder depression

An argument against gutting it out on the hard days

We applaud grit, long-hours, and blowing through walls. But great entrepreneurial work tends to come more from creative insights and thoughtful reflection.

burnout

Are You Valuable if You Don't Get Shit Done?

This time of isolation and slowness has me facing a lifelong message I carry: that my value is tied to my productivity. If I work hard and have output to show for it, I matter and deserve to exist. That message no longer serves me. It might not be serving you either.

ceos Featured

Handling Layoffs with Grace

In 2016, we laid off 80% of our staff. The remaining team stuck together, scaled the business, and sold it three years later. Here's how we got through the layoffs and how you can too.

leadership

Founders and Leaders: feeling alone? You aren’t.

It it common in a time like this for leaders to feel uniquely alone in their situations. Fear, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome can come up big in times of crises. You aren’t alone.

entrepreneurship

Get More Done and Enjoy Happier Weekends

Your day driven by fires and your weekends overrun by rumination on work? Here’s a weekly ritual that might help.

ceos Featured

$17M raised, and I was fried.

I realized in October of 2016 that I was burned out and wanted a path out of the CEO role. Here’s my own story and the secret internal dialogue I’m hearing as a coach to other founders.

entrepreneurship

How to Price Your B2B Product

One of my clients emailed today for guidance on what to charge her first customer. Here’s the advice I gave.

leadership

The Away Debacle: Is Judgment the Answer?

While the leaders are culpable, might our mob mentality reaction be inhibiting us from changing the systemic issues that encourage this kind of behavior?

startups

So You Wanna Advise Startups? Here’s How to Do More Good Than Harm.

The advisory relationship is one of the most helpful and misunderstood relationships in the startup world. Here’s how to get involved if you’re a domain expert and a mensch and why to stay the fuck away from founders if you’re not.

startups

How to find great advisors for your startup (and avoid the shit ones)

The advisory relationship is one of the most helpful and misunderstood relationships in the startup world. Here’s my personal take on how to get the best out of an advisory relationship from either side.

entrepreneurship

Can an Entrepreneur Have a Creative Life?

A few months ago, I was walking into my office and felt overwhelmed with a sense of anxiety and dread. A realization hit me. The building that was supposed to be my ‘place’ for creative work had become anything but. 7 years in, I’d lost the creative spark of my work entirely. And I wanted it back.