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The Fizzle Show

Episode 162: Why We’re Proud This Guy Gave up on His Business (FS162)

The Fizzle Show

fizzle.co

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Freelancing, Marketing, Small Business

4.8648 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2016

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

    <p>Real talk: are you working hard on your business, finding it very difficult and not remembering clearly why you set off to build your own thing in the first place? Bonus points if you’re either a). angry that someone would ask you that, or b). crying right now. On this episode of the show (this is a podcast episode, all the goodies are inside it) the two founders of Fizzle share some hard-won perspective about why this guy —&nbsp;who just quit his business — is NOT a failure… he’s a hero. It’s a great episode for all of us to remember WHY THE HELL WE DO THIS STUFF. Enjoy. Show Notes: fizzleshow.co/162</p>

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Fizzle Show.

0:07.0

I want to do it again. I'm so sorry. Hello and welcome to the Fizzle show. I am Chase Wardman Reeves.

0:22.8

This is the Fizzle show. Every Friday, we publish another conversation about the art and science of

0:29.4

supporting yourself doing something that you care about. On this episode, guys, real talk,

0:35.0

real talk. Are you working hard on your business, finding it very difficult and not really remember clearly why you set out to do it in the first place?

0:44.9

Bonus points, if you're, A, angry that someone would even ask you that, or B, crying right now.

0:50.8

On this episode of the show, the two founders of Fizzle will share some hard-won

0:56.5

perspective about why this guy, this guy's story that we tell, a guy, who just quit

1:02.8

his business, is not a failure, but instead a hero.

1:05.9

It's a great episode for all of us to remember why the hell we do this stuff.

1:12.7

In case you aren't familiar with what we do here we run fizzle.co a site with 40 plus courses for

1:17.7

independent small businesses growing an email list web design essentials

1:21.6

choosing a business idea and much more as well as the nine-stage roadmap that

1:26.0

ties every course together guiding you through every stage of business.

1:30.0

Membership costs only a dollar a day about, but as a listener, you can try your first five weeks for free on us when you go to fizzle.com slash try five.

1:40.5

Follow along at home at fizzleshow.com slash 162.

1:44.5

I'll be back after this conversation to fill in any gaps.

1:50.2

Ah!

1:51.7

You hear that? You know what that sound is, Corbett?

1:53.9

Dad beer.

1:57.0

Pass me one of them cold ones, because that's a dad beer.

2:00.2

We should make a beer called Dad Beer.

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