The Reboot Podcast

Full notes at Reboot.io/podcast "Can we live beyond compare?" -David Richo Brad Feld is an investor, entrepreneur, and blogger who has been supporting entrepreneurs all over the world since 1987. Brad has also been a great Reboot supporter and teacher. In this conversation, Brad joins Jerry Colonna to talk about VC’s as Dungeons and Dragons characters, Brad’s evolved investment criteria, and the single best piece of advice Brad offered to Jerry that changed his career. Links Feld Thoughts Blog - http://www.feld.com Something New is Fucked Up In My World Every Day by Brad Feld - http://www.feld.com/archives/2015/04/something-new-fucked-world-every-day.html Foundry Group - http://www.foundrygroup.com Anchor Point Fellows Program at Wellesley College - http://anchorpoint.blogs.com/amythoughts/2013/08/albania-to-zimbabwe-anchor-point-internships-in-global-leadership-conference.html

Full notes at Reboot.io/podcast See Hugh's special Reboot inspired cartoons on the show notes linked above. Hugh MacLeod has tapped into his own heart and his own woundedness so that he can speak to the hearts of people and organizations to inspire, to question, to laugh and to grow. Hugh joins Jerry in this episode of The Reboot Podcast to discuss how how he got his start, what motivates leaders, and how to work (and lead) from the heart. (Hint: often the "how" lies in identifying our own wounds). Hugh’s Cartoon - “I am not delusional. I am an entrepreneur.” - http://gapingvoid.com/blog/2009/10/18/im-not-delusional/

Full notes at Reboot.io/podcast "With a little more care, a little more courage, and, above all, a little more soul, our lives can be so easily discovered and celebrated in work, and not, as now, squandered and lost in its shadow.” - David Whyte Sometimes we spend so much time looking at where we aren’t or where others have gone that we don’t fully appreciate where we are and how much we’ve grown on the journey. A year ago today, Reboot didn’t have a podcast. A year ago today, Sherman Lee was staring down a draining bank account, a shaky business model, and a crippling fear: if I fail, I won’t be able to provide. A year later we sit with our 23rd podcast episode, a return visit from one of our first guests, Sherman Lee, and an opportunity to appreciate Sherman’s journey and growth since we last spoke. Links Episode notes -https://www.reboot.io/episode/23-with-a-little-more-care-with-sherman-lee-and-jerry-colonna/ Good Audience - http://www.goodaudience.com Good Audience on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoodAudience Sherman Lee on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SHERM8N

We’re often in (or feel we’re in) uncharted waters - a place where making things up as we go is a necessity. Feeling lost in those places can be anxiety-inducing. We feel incompetent. We feel shameful. We can end up feeling that everyone has figured it out but me. But how true is that, really? And perhaps the better question--how can owning my own anxiety in these areas help me step more fully into my authentic self and even increase my capacity for happiness? We are honored to welcome one of our key teachers at Reboot, Sharon Salzberg, to the podcast. In this conversation Sharon and Jerry discuss Sharon’s entrepreneurial path, a new definition of success (and failure), authenticity, loving kindness, and the question: Does anyone really know what they are doing? Sharon Salzberg on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SharonSalzberg Insight Meditation Society - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insight_Meditation_Society Lovingkindness - http://www.amazon.com/Lovingkindness-Revolutionary-Happiness-Shambhala-Classics/dp/157062903X Real Happiness - http://www.amazon.com/Real-Happiness-Meditation-28-Day-Program/dp/0761159258 Real Happiness at Work - http://www.amazon.com/Real-Happiness-Work-Meditations-Accomplishment/dp/0761168990

"I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding." John O'Donohue The ups and downs, the hills and valleys, the ebb and flow, the rollercoaster - there are many ways to describe the emotional journey of being an entrepreneur. There are also many, many ways we try to straighten out and control the journey. We look to “optimize” for the peaks and minimize the valleys. But what if we’re looking at it all wrong? In this episode of the Reboot podcast, Jerry is joined by Bill Morrision, founder of Constellation Behavioral Health, which offers specialized treatment programs for alcohol and drug addiction. With Jerry, Bill explores the deep and complicated connections between his purpose, his mission, the peaks, the valleys, and the fear of going off plan. Constellation Behavioral Health - http://www.constellationbehavioralhealth.com Alta Mira Recovery Programs - http://www.constellationbehavioralhealth.com/alta-mira/ Jerry’s blog post “Up and to the Right” - http://www.themonsterinyourhead.com/2014/05/18/up-and-to-the-right/ Pema Chodron’s “Comfortable with Uncertainty” - http://www.amazon.com/Comfortable-Uncertainty-Cultivating-Fearlessness-Compassion/dp/1590300785

full show notes: reboot.io/podcast "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy It sounds so obvious, perhaps even tongue in cheek, but it also seems to be forgotten enough that it needs to be said aloud again: Investors are human too. They, like the entrepreneurs they back, can ride the rollercoaster of emotions that often come with starting a company. In this episode Jerry Colonna is joined by Bijan Sabet of Spark Capital to explore some of the tensions that often arise between investors and entrepreneurs, the emotional perspective of the investor, and the importance of purpose and artistry. As a bonus, it includes Jerry reading a blessing at the end. ©2015 Reboot.io Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

For more go to reboot.io/podcast What’s it like to find your path of authentic service in the world? What if you could use the pain of the past, a pain of not knowing where you fit in, of not knowing where you belong to propel you toward work that makes a difference? What if you could create a place of belonging? Well, it might look a lot like what Tanisha Robinson is building with Print Syndicate. Started just 2.5 years ago with 8 people, Print Syndicate now has over 140 employees and will generate more than $20M in revenue this year. But the company isn’t just about shirts and home goods, it’s a place where people (including a black, gay, woman from a Mormon family of 7 in a small town in Missouri) have a place to self-identify and a place to belong. As Tanisha shares, running a company fueled by your passion to make the world better is both exhilarating and heart wrenching. ©2015 Reboot.io Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

see more at: http://reboot.io/podcast Fear is a familiar and powerful co-founder in startups. We do our best to quiet it, shut it down, deny it. Perhaps our biggest struggle is simply acknowledging it. But what if you not only acknowledged your fear, but leaned into it? What if you let go of your own hope to control things, and go back to building and leading from a place of love? Jules Pierri, cofounder and ceo of the product launch platform the Grommet, has done just that for her growing team of 55 employees. In this conversation, Jules and Jerry discuss what it was like to embrace the grit of her Detroit working class upbringing, face head on the fears of being a non-prototypical entrepreneur building a new kind of company in one of the scariest economic times in recent memory. Through it all, Jules has been able to move forward with courage to build an organization where people can feel loved and do great work in the process.

see more at: http://reboot.io/podcast “A good half of the art of living is resilience.” ― Alain de Botton Nigel Sharp, our first returning podcast guest, is wrestling with one of the hardest any entrepreneur can ask themselves: Am I being stubborn or resilient? Shouldering the hope and opportunity of improving a country through his organization and carrying a real concern for his own team, he stares down an empty company bank account, wrestling with a deep confusion whether he should push on or move on. Jerry and Nigel explore the questions he’s holding, what moves him personally about his business, and where to possibly go next.

see more at: http://reboot.io/podcast What if your agreements with partners and co-workers were more focused on the characteristics of how you come together, related to one another, and work together, instead of what happens when sh*t hits the fan? What if your co-founder agreement came from a place of hope instead of fear? Zelle Nelson and Maureen McCarthy are co-founders of The Center For Collaborative Awareness and our guests for today’s conversation. They’ve created a collaborative process called “The Blueprint of We,” used to build and sustain healthier, more resilient business and personal relationships - those that start from a place of hope and openness. They join Jerry to share how they came together, how the process works, and how this work can impact your relationships and your organization.

For full video visit: https://www.reboot.io/podcast JW Player has come a long way. The JW player and platform is now used by over 2.5 million publishers and 20% of the fortune 1,000 companies. Each month about 1 billion people watch video on their platform. Behind those numbers are real people--including three co-founders who, over the last eight years, have experienced their own profound personal growth and leadership transformations. In a special first video episode, only fitting for the co-founders of one of the world’s largest video platforms, we have the 3 co-founders of JW Player (Dave Otten, Jeroen "JW" Wijering, and Brian Rifkin) joining Jerry in person. In a very open conversation, they explore key challenging moments in their company and partnership history -and how they emerged from those moments stronger and more committed than ever. It's an inspiring story of leaders born through adversity

Full notes and more: reboot.io/podcast Who are you? What do you believe to be true? What do you bring consciously to the world? And, even more interesting, what do you bring unconsciously to your work, your organization, your relationships? How does that which you have either denied about yourself, or feel uncomfortable about, shape your life, either positively or negatively? What lies in this unseen shadow? And why is it important for you to explore? The work of today’s guest shows up in just about everything we do here at Reboot so we are thrilled to have one of our key teachers, Parker Palmer, join Jerry for a discussion on a very important and powerful topic: Shadow and Leadership.

To have a firm persuasion, to set out boldly in our work, is to make a pilgrimage of our labors, to understand that the consummation of work lies not only in what we have done but who we become while accomplishing the task. -David Whyte - Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity Show notes (and more): reboot.io/podcast In today’s conversation Jerry is joined by Ben Rubin - Cofounder and CEO of Change Collective - an organization itself that is set on helping people make positive change in their lives. Ben comes to Jerry wondering how he can better deal with the negative inner dialogue. They quickly discover that inner voice, and more specifically the feelings that precede it, are a powerful indicator of an underlying fear. What opportunities exist in exploring that fear?

Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all. -- Sir. Ernest Shackleton Ben Saunders knows very well the ups and downs that come with attempting to do something groundbreaking. Like so many entrepreneurs, he struggled with the challenges of being an effective leader, and faced the pain of fundraising or not meeting payroll. But Ben’s end goal was a bit different. He’ a polar explorer. Between October 2013 and February 2014, he and his companion Tarka broke the record for the longest ever polar journey on foot. On their path to the South Pole, they faced temps of -50F and windchills near seventy below all while they covered nearly seventy marathons back-to-back on less than four hours of sleep a night. This record breaking journey was nearly ten years in the making for Ben, and truly was an amazing accomplishment, but despite all that he found the inner journey that followed even more challenging. In this conversation, Ben and Jerry discuss Ben's journey on and off the ice.

“Consciousness is so turbulent” - Emily Horn Vincent Horn is a mind hacker & Buddhist geek. He has been practicing meditation intensively since his freshman year in college. In 2006, Vincent co-founded Buddhist Geeks, which has gone on to become one of today's most important venues for exploring Buddhist thought & practice in the 21st century. Buddhist Geeks has been featured on the pages of the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Tricycle, and The Atlantic. Vincent was also honored to be part of Wired’s "Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world." In this episode, Vincent and Jerry talk about their mindfulness practices, how Vincent navigated his own ups and downs as an entrepreneur, and how meditation and mindfulness can create better leaders, and better organizations. And be sure to listen all the way through the end, as Vincent has included a 10 minute guided meditation for you to kickstart your own mindfulness practice.