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The Silent Killer of Startups (And How to Prevent It)

2025-09-14 Education
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Rob Walling
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In this episode, Rob Walling shares why building alone is dangerous, what your real options are, and exactly how to surround yourself with other founders who can help you navigate the chaos without losing your mind. Links in the video: MicroConf’s Mastermind Matching Program: https://microconf.com/masterminds Get your free copy of the MicroConf Masterminds Guide: https://microconf.com/guide Watch more videos like this 👇 How To Distribute Startup Equity Fairly for Founders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzXMNIsMSv8 How To Find a Cofounder for your SaaS Startup in 8 Simple Steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDaa5VNfhD0 NEVER Make These 6 Mistakes (Lessons from 20 Years in Business): https://youtu.be/b56OA6yGT5A 🎯 Subscribe for weekly insights: https://www.youtube.com/microconf?sub... Welcome to MicroConf – the community for SaaS founders building real businesses. Whether you’re bootstrapped, indie-funded, or somewhere in-between, we’re here to help you launch, grow, and scale sustainably. Since 2011, we’ve hosted 25+ events, featured nearly 200 speakers, and helped thousands of B2B SaaS founders through in-person conferences, digital gatherings, and our online community. 🚀 Explore MicroConf Join the community: https://microconf.com/connect Attend an event: https://microconf.com/events Join a mastermind group: https://microconf.com/masterminds Explore remote events: https://microconfremote.com 🔗 Connect with us Website: https://microconf.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/microconf LinkedIn: / microconf #SaaS #MicroConf #Bootstrapped

Top Comments (7)

@eliiiiiiiiiiiiie 2025-09-15

Don't ever settle for incompetent co-founders.

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@skunfiltered9672 2025-09-16

Totally see it with another lens. To find someone who has the same vision as me same drive and most importantly the same competency is a waste of time. If that person is found along the way great. Most importantly is to try and fail. FAST. Then iterate. AI is here. Who can can give o me drive pros and cons for decisions you’re struggling with.

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@jellocatapulter2 2025-09-15

nice ad

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@samds7750 2025-09-16

Completely obsolete now in the age of AI

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@Agent221314 2025-09-15

Thoughts on simulating this with AI?

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@-7-man 2025-09-16

Shouldnt the board of advisors be running businesses totally different from that of yours to avoid conflict of interest and the awkwardness of either them or you eating into each other's business?

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@andrelgpinheiro 2025-09-17

100% agree. The problem is that most founders are psychos and have a difficult time to accept the difference and hold off their ego.. really hard to actually do business with other man

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