Ryan Janssen on Startups: The Lonely Entrepreneur, Collectively and the Borg

In Action with Wendy

English - September 17, 2014 19:10 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MB
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Ryan Janssen has been creating and leading companies for the last 20 years. His latest venture, Collectively, aims to improve the way people work.

Ryan and Wendy discuss the lonely entrepreneuer, the challenges around working by yourself as well as how his company, Collectively, is evolving. It is a fun conversation for anyone who has worked by themselves, started a company or likes the Borg.

Notes from the Interview

lonely entrepreneur

corporate culture sucks…talk in a way, dress in a way, interact in a way with people that just isn’t you

companies provide colleagues

socially isolated environment

bipolar role — company cheerleader and risk mitigator

challenges

we’re all afraid to get our stuff in front of people

rabbit hole w/o outside opinions

fear inhibits success

evolve based on experiments