50. Perfectionism, the Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Impact with Melissa Kaufman
In this episode, I speak with entrepreneurship teacher and author Melissa Kaufman about
- How we can all learn the entrepreneurial mindset and skills to have more agency and find more fulfillment in our work
- How to go from idea to execution
- What to expect from the process of bringing new ideas to life as well as common traps to avoid
MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
- Flockrise, Melissa's new online community focused on the entrepreneurial mindset: www.flockrise.com
- Founded, Melissa's book: https://www.foundedbook.com/home
- Jia Jiang's TED talk "What I learned from 100 days of rejection": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vZXgApsPCQ
ABOUT MELISSA
Melissa Kaufman is an internationally recognized entrepreneurship expert, award-winning author, and has mentored thousands of students and entrepreneurs. Melissa was formerly the founding executive director of The Garage at Northwestern University, a pioneer in student entrepreneurship education and an internationally recognized entrepreneurship program. She is a former Googler, startup veteran, and entrepreneur with a decade of experience at consumer technology companies in Silicon Valley. She is also the author of the award-winning book Founded: The No B.S. Guide for Student Entrepreneurs. Melissa received her B.A. in computer science from Dartmouth https://www.linkedin.com/in/crounse/
ABOUT THIS PODCAST
In the DECODE Project Podcast, sleep physician and psychiatrist Dr. Cara Ooi uncovers the insights, strategies, and tools that make the biggest difference in doing hard things and bringing about difficult change, starting with sleep and going from there. Dr. Ooi created the DECODE Insomnia Clinic, a virtual clinic in Ontario, Canada that provides chronic insomnia treatment with the DECODE Insomnia Program and OHIP-covered consultation.
Music by Micheal Lerner
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