<description>&lt;p&gt;Normally on Startups For Good, we interview external guests. Today, we turn the mic back around and focus on Purpose Built and what we're up to. Recently, we did a webinar called “Ready to Build. How do I know if I'm ready to be a startup founder?” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you had a nagging feeling that you'd one day like to start a company or have people told you they want to work with you or for you? Perhaps you're in a moment of a career transition where you're exploring your next steps, you could consider yourself a future founder. But how do you know if you're ready? And what are the things you should consider?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm CEO and co-founder of Purpose Built, joined by &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reini-chipman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Reini Chipman&lt;/a&gt;, Head of Human Capital in the webinar, and we talked about what makes a great startup founder, what common misconceptions there are and when to know you're ready. Part of what was fun for me is being able to incorporate some of the previous episodes that we've done,&lt;a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/885d78a7-d497-4a58-bfcc-ceb0387402eb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Episode 86&lt;/a&gt; with Noam Wasserman, author of&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Foundation-Entrepreneurship/dp/0691158304/ref=sr_1_1?crid=98P6K3B5UMC1&amp;amp;keywords=the+founders+dilemma&amp;amp;qid=1677188704&amp;amp;sprefix=The+Founders+,aps,297&amp;amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; The Founders Dilemma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;We referenced Alex Lazarow, author of&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Out-Innovate-Entrepreneurs-Detroit-Are-Rewriting-Silicon/dp/1633697584/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1677188734&amp;amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Out-Innovate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1afce65c-0b35-4891-b502-895eb00e89f3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; episode 20&lt;/a&gt; and Ali Tamaseb, author of&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Super-Founders-Reveals-Billion-Dollar-Startups/dp/1541768426/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1677188772&amp;amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Super Founders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/52980ea2-d35b-431f-8047-490efc3b90b7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; episode 64&lt;/a&gt;. Check out that one as well. If you want to learn more about purpose built there's our &lt;a href="http://www.purposebuilt.vc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;. And you can also listen to the Access Ventures Podcast that I was interviewed for their&lt;a href="https://anchor.fm/morethanprofit/episodes/Exploring-The-Venture-Studio-Model-With-Miles-Lasater-e1rtjvs/a-a90kvmc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; More Than Profit&lt;/a&gt; December 8 episode. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taylor’s &lt;a href="https://hbr.org/2013/09/building-a-minimum-viable-prod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;HBR article about MVPs is online here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Today on Startups for Good we cover:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;What makes a great startup&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Myths about VC backed founders&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Career Goals&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knowing when you are ready&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;First steps to starting a business&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The value of a startup studio&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The process that Purpose Built Founders go through&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p class="ql-align-center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe, Rate &amp;amp; Share Your Favorite Episodes!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Startups For Good with your host, Miles Lasater. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast listening app.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don’t forget to visit our&lt;a href="http://startupsforgood.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; website&lt;/a&gt;, connect with Miles on&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Startups4Good" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Twitter&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mileslasater/" rel="noopener noreferrer" ...=""&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://www.startupsforgood.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;www.startupsforgood.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Startups for Good

Miles Lasater

Ready to Build. How do I know if I'm ready to be a startup founder?

FEB 27, 202349 MIN
Startups for Good

Ready to Build. How do I know if I'm ready to be a startup founder?

FEB 27, 202349 MIN

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<p>Normally on Startups For Good, we interview external guests. Today, we turn the mic back around and focus on Purpose Built and what we're up to. Recently, we did a webinar called “Ready to Build. How do I know if I'm ready to be a startup founder?” </p><p>Have you had a nagging feeling that you'd one day like to start a company or have people told you they want to work with you or for you? Perhaps you're in a moment of a career transition where you're exploring your next steps, you could consider yourself a future founder. But how do you know if you're ready? And what are the things you should consider?</p><p>I'm CEO and co-founder of Purpose Built, joined by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reini-chipman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reini Chipman</a>, Head of Human Capital in the webinar, and we talked about what makes a great startup founder, what common misconceptions there are and when to know you're ready. Part of what was fun for me is being able to incorporate some of the previous episodes that we've done,<a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/885d78a7-d497-4a58-bfcc-ceb0387402eb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Episode 86</a> with Noam Wasserman, author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Foundation-Entrepreneurship/dp/0691158304/ref=sr_1_1?crid=98P6K3B5UMC1&amp;keywords=the+founders+dilemma&amp;qid=1677188704&amp;sprefix=The+Founders+,aps,297&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Founders Dilemma</a><em>. </em>We referenced Alex Lazarow, author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Out-Innovate-Entrepreneurs-Detroit-Are-Rewriting-Silicon/dp/1633697584/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1677188734&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Out-Innovate</a><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1afce65c-0b35-4891-b502-895eb00e89f3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> episode 20</a> and Ali Tamaseb, author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Super-Founders-Reveals-Billion-Dollar-Startups/dp/1541768426/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1677188772&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Super Founders</a><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/52980ea2-d35b-431f-8047-490efc3b90b7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> episode 64</a>. Check out that one as well. If you want to learn more about purpose built there's our <a href="http://www.purposebuilt.vc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>. And you can also listen to the Access Ventures Podcast that I was interviewed for their<a href="https://anchor.fm/morethanprofit/episodes/Exploring-The-Venture-Studio-Model-With-Miles-Lasater-e1rtjvs/a-a90kvmc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> More Than Profit</a> December 8 episode. </p><p>Taylor’s <a href="https://hbr.org/2013/09/building-a-minimum-viable-prod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HBR article about MVPs is online here</a>.</p><p><strong>Today on Startups for Good we cover:</strong></p><ul><li>What makes a great startup</li><li>Myths about VC backed founders</li><li>Career Goals</li><li>Knowing when you are ready</li><li>First steps to starting a business</li><li>The value of a startup studio</li><li>The process that Purpose Built Founders go through</li></ul><br/><p class="ql-align-center"><strong><em>Subscribe, Rate &amp; Share Your Favorite Episodes!</em></strong></p><p>Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Startups For Good with your host, Miles Lasater. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast listening app.</p><p>Don’t forget to visit our<a href="http://startupsforgood.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> website</a>, connect with Miles on<a href="https://twitter.com/Startups4Good" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mileslasater/" rel="noopener noreferrer" ...=""> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.startupsforgood.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.startupsforgood.com</a>