#180: Managing the mental ups and downs with Geraldine DeRuiter and Rand Fishkin

Bootstrapped

English - May 21, 2021 07:26 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB
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Peldi Guilizzoni continues this mini-season as he chats with married couple Geraldine DeRuiter (author) and Rand Fishkin (software founder) on how their fields differ - and how they are more similar than you'd think.

Peldi, Geraldine, and Rand discuss:

How the software industry is less special that we thinkDealing with the loneliness and isolation of being a founder or authorManaging your own psychologyHow a supportive partner shares your mental ups and downs The value of having a peer group (aka friends) for mutual supportThe challenge to ignore the VC hype machine

Geraldine's blog: The Everywhereist.

Rand's company SparkToro.