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In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss one of the most common problems with new businesses - they are afraid to do the wrong thing. In Startup you can’t always be right and have a smooth sailing path in the beginning, you will always have to be wrong and do the wrong things first before knowing what is right. Normalizing a culture of admitting and allowing mistakes will help companies know how they can perform better in the future.Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources:Startup Therapy Podcast https://www.startups.com/beginJoin our Network of Top Founders Check in with us on LinkedIn | Wil Schroter | Ryan RutanWhat to Listen For00:00 Intro02:01 Don’t get hung up on a business idea06:03 It’s alright to admit that you have no idea07:49 Getting wrong advice from the wrong people09:02 Push yourself harder to become wrong11:23 You have to be wrong first to know what right actually looks like12:29 Stop hiring the wrong people16:00 People can change because of variable reasons18:51 Hiring someone according to your own variable23:39 How to get marketing right?25:53 Learn to test to be less wrong27:16 Allow people to fail and be wrong28:59 There is a difference between being wrong and being negligent29:55 Humility is the key to good leadership