Fail To Learn: Teaching Stories From Business, Sales, Marketing, Coaching, Blogging, Freelance, & Entrepreneurs.

In this episode we talk with Nathan Kontny. Nate is the CEO of the popular CRM Highrise and the creator of the awesome online writing platform Draft. Nate has some great stories and insights to share from his experience as the founder of two YCombinator startup companies. What you’ll discover in this show: Why you want to build a company that solves your problems. Why you need to truly care about the problem you’re solving. What Nate learned from the unexpected lack of interest he received from angel investors at YCombinator’s Demo Day. Why you want to sell your product before your finished. The indicator during the sales process you need that lets you know you’re on track. How Nate discovered the importance of passion and excitement, and how it carries him through the process. Why you want to ask, “What’s my purpose?” before you start. Why building software that intrigued Nate was software that didn’t intrigue the world. How he learned to find the true problems worth solving. Why Nate said it’s really hard