Jonny Everett, Entrepreneurship In Residence - Entrepreneur First
HOW TO: AVOID BURNOUT AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
“People don’t buy what they can’t understand whether they’re an investor or a customer”
This week on CUTalks we are talking to Jonny Everett, co-founder of The Chat Shop and current Programme Manger and Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur First. Jonny told us about the advisory work he does with startups via Entrepreneurship First and shared his candid experiences with mental health as a founder. He also gave advice on how founders can achieve greater balance in their lives and on how to cope with mental health struggles they may encounter.
The podcast was produced by Carl Homer, Cambridge TV.
Jump to the following topics:
1. Background - 1:00
2. About Entrepreneurship First - 3:52
3. What does the right track look like for a Deeptech project - 8:10
4. Impact of advisory work on startups - 14:24
5. Experiences with mental health as a founder - 16:57
6. Mental health advice for other founders - 25:26
7. How to achieve balance - 33:00
8. Retrospective analysis of starting a company - 39:16
9. Sources of help for mental health struggles - 46:30