
What I learned from my fear of failure after receiving $50,000 from billionaire investor Tim Draper (#3)
08/14/23 • 37 min
In Rich Lad Poor Lad Episode (#3) we discuss:
💥 Understanding the difference between healthy and unhealthy fear of failure
💥 The importance of failure for entrepreneurial growth
💥 How the fear of failure can paralyze someone from getting started on their entrepreneurial journey
💥 How we dealt with the irrational fear of disappointing a billionaire investor
💥 The Importance of Seeking Advice from Mentors
💥How bad are worst case scenarios, and should we really be afraid of them
To learn more about Oliver & Leo check out our 1st mini-introductory episode here:
https://youtu.be/HZW62RD7kqc
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In Rich Lad Poor Lad Episode (#3) we discuss:
💥 Understanding the difference between healthy and unhealthy fear of failure
💥 The importance of failure for entrepreneurial growth
💥 How the fear of failure can paralyze someone from getting started on their entrepreneurial journey
💥 How we dealt with the irrational fear of disappointing a billionaire investor
💥 The Importance of Seeking Advice from Mentors
💥How bad are worst case scenarios, and should we really be afraid of them
To learn more about Oliver & Leo check out our 1st mini-introductory episode here:
https://youtu.be/HZW62RD7kqc
FIND US AT:
https://www.richladpoorlad.com/
For more quality videos subscribe here âž¡ / @RichLadPoorLad
🔔 Don't forget to turn on notifications to stay updated with new uploads
🎧 You can also listen and subscribe to us on all your favorite podcast platforms: https://www.richladpoorlad.com/
And you can find us on:
✅ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/therichladpoorladshow
✅ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@richladpoorlad
✅ Snap - https://t.snapchat.com/JIYkdoqc
✅ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richladpoorlad
✅ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Richladpoorlads
Previous Episode

How we sold $1,000,000 of NutKases in a month, while locked down in Puerto Rico (#2)
In Rich Lad Poor Lad Episode (#2) we discuss:
💥 Stories from our experience running our company while being locked down in a remote tiny beach village in Puerto Rico
💥 What lead us to breaking all company sales records and selling $1M of NutKase cases in a single month
💥 Realizations & reflections on how happiness and mental health were affected during the pandemic
💥 How we pivoted overnight into the PPE & facemask world and generate enough cash to keep our business afloat during the peak of the pandemic
💥 How email marketing played an enormous role in our ability harness the K-12 demand during 2020
💥 Reflections on how we were finally in the right place and the right time to leverage the opportunity that the pandemic brought to our industry
For those of you who don’t know us, Leo and I are first cousins, best friends, and business partners, and have been hanging out since we were kids and been building companies together since our early 20s.
The Rich Lad Poor Lad Show will be part startup strategy, part entrepreneurial survival skills, as well as interviews with other awesome founders and leaders from the startup world. Each episode will feel like a deep dive into the everyday life of an entrepreneur, exploring a wide range of topics.
Our journey, marked by years of surviving & thriving in the startup world, has taken us through all sorts of highs and lows, and we're here to share all of that with you! From nuggets of tactical wisdom for fellow entrepreneurs and founders, to hacks and habits we've adopted living the digital nomad lifestyle.
We don't claim to know it all but we hope you'll learn something new, get inspired, and feel more equipped to navigate your own entrepreneurial and life voyage.
To learn more about Oliver & Leo check out our 1st mini introductory episode here:
https://youtu.be/HZW62RD7kqc
FIND US AT
https://richladpoorlad.transistor.fm/
For more quality videos subscribe here âž¡ / @RichLadPoorLad
🔔 Don't forget to turn on notifications to stay updated with new uploads
🎧 You can also listen and subscribe to us on all your favorite podcast platforms: https://richladpoorlad.transistor.fm/subscribe
And you can find us on:
✅ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/therichladpoorladshow
✅ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@richladpoorlad
✅ Snap - https://t.snapchat.com/JIYkdoqc
✅ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richladpoorlad
✅ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Richladpoorlads
Next Episode

The routines, habits, and rituals that supported us on our journey to building a $6M+ business (#4)
In Rich Lad Poor Lad Episode Show Episode (#4) we discuss:
💥 How daily affirmations have supported us on positively brainwashing ourselves
💥 The impact of creating time constraints to become more productive during your work day
💥 Best practices to increase quality of sleep
💥 The habits, rituals, and routines of the top 1% of performers
💥 Personal trainer hacks and how to get a killer PT without paying premium prices
💥 The draw backs of traveling VS staying put in one place and focusing
💥 The compound effect of distractions in your environment
To learn more about Oliver & Leo check out our 1st mini-introductory episode here:
https://youtu.be/HZW62RD7kqc
FIND US AT:
https://www.richladpoorlad.com/
For more quality videos subscribe here âž¡ / @RichLadPoorLad
🔔 Don't forget to turn on notifications to stay updated with new uploads
🎧 You can also listen and subscribe to us on all your favorite podcast platforms: https://www.richladpoorlad.com/
And you can find us on:
✅ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/therichladpoorladshow
✅ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@richladpoorlad
✅ Snap - https://t.snapchat.com/JIYkdoqc
✅ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richladpoorlad
✅ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Richladpoorlads
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