Startup 101: How to Deal with Burnout

In 'Startup 101: How to Deal with Burnout', Hsu Ken Ooi and Brian Ma discuss an often untold story about running a startup: burnout.
Topics discussed in this episode:

0:20 Brian and Hsu Ken introducing themselves
1:20 What is burnout? Brian and Hsu Ken share their own experiences with burnout.
6:25 How burning out affected Brian and Hsu Ken's wider network, including their startups.
9:50 The glamorisation of work and productivity.
13:16 Solutions to prevent and tackle burnout (e.g. hiring, creating a feedback loop, check-ins, setting boundaries, etc.).
31:20 What Brian and Hsu Ken would have done differently as first-time founders.
35:08 Final thoughts.

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About Iterative
Iterative is a YC style accelerator focused exclusively on Southeast Asia by the founders of Divvy (a16z, GIC), Weave (YCS14), Decide (acquired by eBay) who have collectively raised $100M+ in VC. Iterative invests US $150K into early stage startups twice a year then works with them intensely for 3 months culminating in a Demo Day.

Find out more about Iterative:
https://iterative.vc

About the Speakers
Brian Ma | Founder and General Partner at Iterative | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zealoustiger
Brian is a partner at Iterative Capital and three time founder turned investor. Brian was previously founder and ceo of Divvy Homes ($150M+ raised, backed by a16z, GIC, Tiger), Weave (YC S14, acquired), and Decide (Series C company, acquired by Ebay).
Hsu Ken Ooi | Founder and General Partner at Iterative | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsukenooi
Hsu Ken was previously the Chief Product Officer of Workmate, an on-demand blue collar staffing platform in Southeast Asia. In 2014, he was VP of Product at Weave (YCS14). In 2009, he started Decide.com an early machine learning company that predicted the future price of consumer goods. It was acquired by eBay in 2013. Hsu Ken has a BS in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Washington.