Summary: Hear from three entrepreneurs (Jen, Manoush, and Civil Media CEO <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewiles?lang=en" target="_blank">Matthew Iles</a>) on how each is coping with uncertainty, deciding how to grow, and bouncing back when things go...well, badly, like that token sale you heard about in <a href="https://zigzagpod.com/2018/10/18/s2-ep2-why-civils-token-sale-failed/" target="_blank">the previous episode</a>. Because ZigZag listeners are emailing a lot about going through their own entrepreneurial growing pains. And they're grateful for the raw honesty about being a businessperson: "I appreciate so much that you don't know what you're doing." "It's such a daily struggle to figure out how to be sustainable and not sell your soul." "Thanks for sharing the stuff that is uncomfortable. Or unpleasant." **GO DEEPER: **That funny <a href="https://breakermag.com/understanding-civils-failed-token-sale/" target="_blank">Breaker article</a> on Civil's failed token sale. A public radio insider's <a href="https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/community-broadcaster-can-civil-pivot-to-community-media" target="_blank">analysis of Civil and community media</a>. The <a href="http://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-productivity-books.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits" target="_blank">10 Best Books</a> on productivity? What does <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/what-does-a-fair-algorithm-look-like/" target="_blank">a fair algorithm</a> actually look like? Uber, Google, Facebook: <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/19/uber-google-facebook-experiments-gone-wrong/" target="_blank">Your experiments have gone too far</a>. Who You’ll Hear: Manoush Zomorodi (@manoushz) Jen Poyant (@jpoyant) Matthew Iles @matthewiles ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies. **If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.
