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Why Most Startup Ideas Fail (The Painkiller Test) w/ Andy Ellwood
What if the biggest problems are the ones everyone's ignoring?In this episode, I sit down with Andy Ellwood, Founder and CEO of Stretch, to talk about building companies that solve real human problems, not just convenient tech problems.Andy shares how he went from selling life insurance and private jets to building startups acquired by Facebook and Google, why his pandemic-era company Basket didn't survive, and what he learned about falling in love with problems instead of solutions.Whether you're a founder trying to find product-market fit or someone who believes technology should serve…
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