Summary: <p>In this episode of the podcast, Lucas Carlson talks all about navigating the emotional journey of entrepreneurship and building a business as a tool for personal growth. </p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Lessons in creativity learned from the world of computer programming</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>The ins and outs of raising venture capital for a startup </p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Living on the fringe of bankruptcy </strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Overcoming fear ad learning to take the leap to do something </p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Learning to deal with the voices of criticism, self doubt and fear</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>How to keep going when you’re not seeing external results </p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Balancing the tension of knowing when to persist and when to give up</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Putting enough of yourself into an idea to give it a chance</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Learning to put stop losses on your entrepreneurial ideas</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Separating your identity from the performance of your business</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Learning to set expectations for yourself that don’t create stress</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Why external wealth can serve as a metphor for internal wealth</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>The importance being open and honest in relationships </strong></p> </li> </ul> <p>Sponsor Today’s Show </p> <p>Today’s episode of the Unmistakable Creative is sponsored by our friends at <a href="http://www.audvisor.com/">Audvisor.</a> It’s an app that allows you to get short, powerful insights from hundreds of experts in just 3 minutes. It’s avaialbe for both Apple and Android, and features many former Unmistakable Creative guests. </p> <h2>Resources: </h2> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1449389554/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1449389554&linkCode=as2&tag=unmistakab02-20&linkId=APNETF3BXBC4I7O7">Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H4XCWS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004H4XCWS&linkCode=as2&tag=unmistakab02-20&linkId=77MGJTNH4UNT6GGM">The Narrow Road by Felix Dennis </a></p> <p></p> <p><em>Luscas Calrlson is an entrepneneur who started AppFog, in 2010, raised almost $10M in venture capital, and was acquired in 2013. Before that, he was the first employee and head of engineering for 5 years at MOG (now Beats Music acquired by Apple).. He’s also the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Success-Failure-Confessions-Craftsman-ebook/dp/B00TACMNTU">Finding Success in Failure: True Confessions from 10 Years of Startup Mistakes</a></em></p>
