Rizwan Virk

MIT Professor and Stanford Grad, Rizwan Virk was CEO of a startup that created Tap Fish, now downloaded over 50 million times. He gives us some amazing startup advice and busts all the lame-sauce myths you’ve heard over and over. Plus, Justin discusses the Covid-19 blame game, bailing out retail, the fast economic recovery and folks missing the office.

 

 

Show Notes and Resources

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Covid-19 has halted many gross sharing practices

• Sample trays at Grocery stores. Gone. YAY
• Open antipasti and salad bars. Gone. YAY
• Public soup bowls. Gone. YAY
• Disinfecting planes. Uh… duh?
  • Here’s the CNBC article about disinfecting planes
• Sitting on each other’s laps in communal seating? Done. YAY
• Washing our hands? Finally.

 

Rizwan Virk, author of Startup Myths and Models

I’ve got to say, Riz really packs this interview full of great content, but we don’t even cover a fraction of what he explains in his book. You should probably pick it up if you’re involved in your own startup.

• Topics:
  • Different founders have very different motivation. Not everyone is motivated by money, a problem, or fame.
  • Are partners bad? Or good? How many should we have? Do VCs like multiple partners? Why?
  • How valuable is experience? Or should we look for cultural fits?
  • Des passion matter? How many succcesful founders were actually passionate about their startup?
  • Should we really relentlessly focus, or should we be open to change?
  • Is fail fast, pivot quickly a great strategy or plain stupid?
• Buy Startup Myths and Models by Rizwan Virk
• Check out bonus content at ZenEntrepreneur.com

 

Hertz Continues The Covid-19 blame-game

• Read the WSJ Piece: Hertz Was Already in Terrible Shape. The Pandemic Finished It Off
• TGI Friday’s is closing 20% of it’s stores according to Bloomberg

 

Should we bail out retail? Absolutely not.

• Read the piece in Quartz about bailing out retail
• Here’s the article about the massive Skilled Trades Labor shortage in Entrepreneur magazine
• Here’s the piece in Bloomberg about the truck driver shortage

 

Economic Masochism Is Dumb. Experts Predict Fast Recovery 

• Here’s Dave Ramsey’s interview with Dr. Art Laffer on The Dave Ramsey Show

 

Do you miss the workplace? You’re not alone.

• Apparently people are missing the office according to The Wall Street Journal