In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about honest optimism. What if you have this strong conviction that what you’re building will lead to success? What if you have this strong sense of positivity and optimism? Will it be enough to gain people’s trust and continue to pour more money into your company? But what if it’s just blind optimism and you’re not really getting anywhere? Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources:Startup Therapy Podcast https://www.startups.com/beginJoin our Network of Top Founders Send an email to [email protected] What to Listen For00:00 Intro00:22 Forward-looking optimism versus lying03:28 Are we lying to ourselves when outcomes aren’t as predicted?  06:42 What we’re pitching is potential outcome09:56 Reasonable expectation and not blind optimism12:08 Understanding the importance of optimism18:44 Here’s where it becomes straight up lying22:28 The consequence of going beyond optimism26:43 Founders getting caught up in not presenting28:38 There’s truth in optimism and there’s misaligned intention

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