Mastering the art of quitting

Mastering the art of quitting

Author: Changelog Media July 5, 2019 Duration: 1:38:12
Lynne Tye is the founder of Key Values, a platform where developers find engineering teams that share their values. To be more precise, Lynne is a solo-founder. She’s also a team of one. Lynne's path to becoming a founder was anything but typical. She had plans to follow in her parent's and sister’s footsteps to go into academia, and got two years into pursuing her PhD in Neuroscience before she made one of the best choices in her life — she quit. Lynne has mastered the art of quitting, at the right time of course, and she’s used that art as her secret weapon in her quest to become a founder.

Behind every successful company, there's a human story that rarely gets told in the headlines. Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership from Changelog Media is built on the idea that the real value lies in those unvarnished, personal narratives. Host Adam Stacoviak sits down for extended, thoughtful conversations with the people who have actually built things-founders, CEOs, and makers across the technology and business landscape. This isn't about quick tips or surface-level success stories. Instead, each episode functions as a case study in resilience, peeling back the layers on the specific challenges, pivotal failures, and hard-won lessons that define a leadership journey. You'll hear the nuance behind decisions, the weight of responsibility, and the moments of doubt that precede a breakthrough. By focusing on one guest at a time, the podcast creates space for depth and reflection, moving beyond theory into the practical realities of creating and sustaining a vision. It's for anyone curious about the substance behind the startup myth, whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a leader in your own field, or simply fascinated by the psychology of building something meaningful. Tune in for honest dialogues that replace jargon with genuine experience, offering a clearer picture of what innovation and leadership truly demand from the people at the helm.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership
Podcast Episodes
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