An Interview with Liz Raad on Her Journey into Startup Life
Dax interviews Liz about her journey into tech and startups, how Dax and Liz met, working in a health startup in the pandemic, deciding to do your own thing, almost quitting, expectations of what it's like to be a founder, and dealing with potential embarrassment.
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Links:
Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.
Links:
- Whimsical
- Bumi
- Paul Graham: How to Not Die
- SST
- SST on YouTube
Topics discussed:
- (00:37) - Introducing Liz
- (03:19) - What did you think were options when you were growing up?
- (05:59) - Was it difficult to get into tech as a non-engineer?
- (08:15) - How Dax and Liz met
- (14:28) - Liz's master plan
- (17:55) - Working in a health startup in the pandemic
- (20:24) - Build vs buy struggle
- (24:16) - How did Liz decide to leave and start her own thing?
- (28:32) - The difference between Dax and Liz
- (31:58) - Almost quitting
- (37:01) - Expectations of what it would be like to be a founder
- (42:37) - Being surprised at how long it takes
- (48:28) - Dealing with the potential embarrassment
